Background
Gibson, Benjamin F. was born on July 13, 1931 in Safford, Alabama, United States. Son of Eddie and Pearl Ethel (Richardson) Gibson.
Gibson, Benjamin F. was born on July 13, 1931 in Safford, Alabama, United States. Son of Eddie and Pearl Ethel (Richardson) Gibson.
Wayne State University (Bachelor of Science). Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University (Juris Doctor).
Accountant, City of Detroit, 1955-1956;
accountant, Detroit Edison Company, 1956-1961;
assistant attorney general, Michigan, 1961-1963;
assistant prosecuting attorney, Ingham County, Michigan, 1963-1964;
private practice law, Lansing, Michigan, from 1964;
professor, Thomas Cooley Law School, 1979;
judge, United States District Court Western District Michigan, Grand Rapids, since 1979;
chief judge The United States of America District Court, United States District Court Western District Michigan, Grand Rapids, 1991-1995;
now senior judge, United States District Court Western District Michigan, Grand Rapids. Board directors Cooley Law School. Adjunct Professor Cooley Law School.
Member United Way Project Blueprint. Metropolitan board directors Young Men's Christian Association. Member Federal Bar Association, Michigan State Bar Association, Grand Rapids State Bar Association, Black Judges of Michigan, Floyd H. Skinner Bar Association, Federal Judges Association, Sigma Pi Phi.
Married Lucille Nelson, June 23,1951. Children: Charlotte, Linda, Gerald, Gail, Carol, Laura.