Background
Gibson, Hugh was born on November 8, 1918 in Cameron, Texas, United States. Son of Hugh and Rene Louise (Blankenship) Gibson.
Gibson, Hugh was born on November 8, 1918 in Cameron, Texas, United States. Son of Hugh and Rene Louise (Blankenship) Gibson.
Bachelor, Rice University, 1940. Bachelor of Laws, Baylor University, 1948.
He was a Sergeant in the United States Army during World World War II, serving from 1942-1945. He returned to his studies, earning an Bachelor of Laws from Baylor University School of Law in 1948. He taught as a professor at Baylor for a year after his graduation, and then worked as an assistant district attorney in Galveston, Texas, from 1949-1952, and an assistant city attorney for Galveston from 1951-1953.
In 1954, he became a judge of the Probate Court of Galveston County, Texas, and continued in that office until 1968.
In 1969, he became a judge for the 56th Judicial District of Texas, until his elevation to the federal bench in 1979. On July 31, 1979, President Jimmy Carter nominated Gibson to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas vacated by Finis Cowan.
Gibson was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 4, 1979, and received his commission the following day. Gibson assumed senior status on November 1, 1989, and continued to serve in that capacity until his death, in Galveston.
Served with United States Army, 1941-1945, PTO.
Married Evalyn Grace Dunlop, September 18, 1954.