Background
Gibson, John Wheat was born on June 27, 1946 in Waco, Texas, United States. Son of John Wheat and Dorothy (Carpenter) Gibson.
Gibson, John Wheat was born on June 27, 1946 in Waco, Texas, United States. Son of John Wheat and Dorothy (Carpenter) Gibson.
Bachelor, University Texas, l969; Master of Arts, University Texas, l976; certified, Casa Nicaraguense, l986; Juris Doctor, Baylor University, l986.
Copy editor, Waco Tribune Herald, l976-78; editor, Clifton (Texas) Record, l978; instructor, Temple (Texas) Junior College, l978-82; instructor, Eastern Illinois U., Charleston, l982-83; paralegal, McLennan County Jail, Waco, l985-86; staff attorney, Proyecto Adelante, Dallas, l986-87; associate, Natkin & Flores-Saldivar, Fort Worth, l987; private practice law, Dallas, l988-; ponente, Primera Jornada Internacional de Juristas, San Salvador, El Salvador, 1990. Reporter Station KWTX, Waco, l98l-82.
Cons. Committee in Solidarity with People El Salvador, l986-88, adviser, l988. Consultant Cooperativo Refugiados Centroamericanos, l986-88, Centro Social Hispanico, 1997. Member American Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, National Lawyer's Guild, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Dallas Bar Association, American Civil Liberties Union.
Married Melanie McGarrahan Gibson. Children: Madeleine, Ruth, Abigail.