Hugh Gibson
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Hugh Gibson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from Baylor University School of Law in 1948. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1918–1998
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Rice Institute (now Rice) 1940 · Baylor Law 1948
- Succeeded
- Finis E. Cowan
- Succeeded by
- Samuel B. Kent
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Southern District of Texas succeeded Finis E. Cowan | Carter (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Rice Institute (now Rice University) | B.A. | 1940 |
| Baylor University School of Law | LL.B. | 1948 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Gibson was assigned 537 district-court cases (1978–1997). Median time from filing to termination: 869 days across 537 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Gibson authored 64 published opinions for the court (1980–1996). Most cited: Albonetti v. GAF Corporation-Chemical Group (70 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Albonetti v. GAF Corporation-Chemical Group | 520 F. Supp. 825 | 70 |
| 1982 | Ruth Anne M v. Alvin Independent School District | 532 F. Supp. 460 | 38 |
| 1991 | Agri Export Cooperative v. Universal Savings Ass'n | 767 F. Supp. 824 | 32 |
| 1981 | Stiles v. Union Carbide Corp. | 520 F. Supp. 865 | 25 |
| 1981 | Gladys J. v. Pearland Independent School District | 520 F. Supp. 869 | 24 |
| 1989 | Brooks v. East Chambers Consolidated Independent School District | 730 F. Supp. 759 | 16 |
| 1986 | Benton v. Kroger Co. | 640 F. Supp. 1317 | 16 |
| 1982 | American Rice, Inc. v. Arkansas Rice Growers Cooperative Ass'n | 532 F. Supp. 1376 | 15 |
| 1986 | O'QUINN v. Chambers County, Tex. | 636 F. Supp. 1388 | 14 |
| 1983 | Hodges v. Keystone Shipping Co. | 578 F. Supp. 620 | 14 |
| 1989 | Thomas v. Price | 718 F. Supp. 598 | 12 |
| 1985 | LaVerne v. University of Texas System | 611 F. Supp. 66 | 12 |
| 1986 | Benton v. Kroger Co. | 635 F. Supp. 56 | 11 |
| 1996 | W.G. Pettigrew Distributing Co. v. Borden, Inc. | 976 F. Supp. 1043 | 10 |
| 1989 | American Savings & Loan Assoc. v. Hoss | 716 F. Supp. 979 | 10 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 64 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Hugh Gibson?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Hugh Gibson to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 1979.
- Was Hugh Gibson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Hugh Gibson was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Hugh Gibson's confirmation vote?
- Hugh Gibson was confirmed by voice vote on October 4, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Hugh Gibson on?
- Hugh Gibson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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18 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).