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'''Kim R. Gibson''' (born 1948 in [[Trenton, New Jersey]]), is a [[United States federal judge|federal district court judge]] on the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania]].
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'''Kim Richard Gibson''' (born May 29, 1948)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kim R. Gibson, Senior District Judge |url=https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/content/kim-r-gibson-senior-district-judge |access-date=2021-04-26 |website=www.pawd.uscourts.gov}}</ref> is a [[Senior status|senior]] [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania]].


==Early career==
==Early life and education==
Judge Gibson graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science degree and was awarded a Juris Doctor degree magna cum laude from Dickinson School of Law in 1975. He was an editor of the Dickinson Law Review. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army in June 1970 and following completion of airborne and ranger training, he served as an armor officer until October 1975 and as a JAG officer until August 1978. Following his release from active duty he continued to serve in the United States Army Reserve and retired as a Colonel, JAG, USAR in 1996. In 1991, he and his JAG Detachment were activated during the first Gulf War.
Born in [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]], [[New Jersey]], Gibson received a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree from the [[United States Military Academy]] at [[West Point]] in 1970, and a [[Juris Doctor]], magna cum laude, from the [[Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson Law|Dickinson School of Law]], (now known as Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson Law), in 1975. He was an editor of the ''[[Dickinson Law Review]]''. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the [[United States Army]] in June 1970 and following completion of airborne and ranger training, he served as an armor officer until October 1975.


==Early legal career==
Judge Gibson was in private practice as a sole practitioner in Somerset, Pennsylvania from 1978 through 1997. During that time he served as a public defender, attorney for Children and Youth Services, solicitor for a school district and various municipalities and as solicitor for Somerset County.
Gibson attended [[The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School|The JAG School]] at the [[University of Virginia]] and entered [[Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army|U.S. Army JAG Corps]]. He served as [[Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army|JAG]] officer until August 1978. Following his release from active duty he continued to serve in the United States Army Reserve and retired as a Colonel, JAG, USAR in 1996. In 1991, he and his JAG Detachment were activated during the first [[Gulf War]].


Gibson was in private practice as a sole practitioner in [[Somerset, Pennsylvania|Somerset]], Pennsylvania, from 1978 through 1997. During that time he served as a public defender, attorney for Children and Youth Services, solicitor for a school district and various municipalities, and as solicitor for [[Somerset County, Pennsylvania|Somerset County]].
==Judicial career==
He was elected to the Somerset County Court of Common Pleas in 1997. During his time on the common pleas bench, he was instrumental in establishing Victim Impact Panels and Juvenile Drug Court (only the second such court in Pennsylvania).


===State judicial career===
Judge Gibson was appointed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania by President George W. Bush on September 23, 2003.
He was elected to the Somerset County Court of Common Pleas in 1997. During his time on the common pleas bench, he was instrumental in establishing Victim Impact Panels and Juvenile Drug Court (only the second such court in Pennsylvania).


==Federal judicial service==
==Personal Activities==
On April 28, 2003, Gibson was nominated by President [[George W. Bush]] to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania]] vacated by [[D. Brooks Smith]]. Gibson was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on September 23, 2003, and received his commission the following day.<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/nomination/108th-congress/540 Pres. Nom. 540], 108th Cong. (2003).</ref> Gibson assumed [[senior status]] on June 3, 2016.
In addition to being a Little League coach/manager for many years, Judge Gibson is the Co-chairman of the Flight 93 Task Force, which is a group composed of representatives from all over the nation tasked by Congress with the goal of establishing a permanent national memorial to the passengers and crew of Flight 93 and a national park at the site where Flight 93 crashed in Somerset County on September 11, 2001.


In April 2017, Gibson was reversed by a unanimous panel of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]] after he rejected the claims under the [[Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution]] made by the parents of a mentally ill prisoner who had committed suicide after being segregated into [[solitary confinement]].<ref>{{Bluebook journal |first=|last=Note| title=Recent Case: Third Circuit Holds Parents of Mentally Ill Young Man Held in Solitary Confinement Stated Claims of Cruel and Unusual Punishment| volume=131 | journal=[[Harvard Law Review|Harv. L. Rev.]] | page=1481 | url=https://harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1481-1488_Online.pdf| year=2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite court |litigants=Palakovicv v. Wetzel|vol= |reporter=|opinion=No.3:14-145,2015 |court=W.D. Pa.|date=June 26, 2015|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=12551714076585560112|accessdate=}}</ref>
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==External links==
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Kim Richard Gibson
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 3, 2016
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office
September 23, 2003 – June 3, 2016
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byD. Brooks Smith
Succeeded byNicholas Ranjan
Personal details
Born
Kim Richard Gibson

(1948-05-29) May 29, 1948 (age 76)
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationUnited States Military Academy (BS)
Dickinson School of Law (JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1970 – 1996
Rank Colonel
UnitJudge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army

Kim Richard Gibson (born May 29, 1948)[1] is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Early life and education

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Born in Trenton, New Jersey, Gibson received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1970, and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the Dickinson School of Law, (now known as Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson Law), in 1975. He was an editor of the Dickinson Law Review. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army in June 1970 and following completion of airborne and ranger training, he served as an armor officer until October 1975.

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Gibson attended The JAG School at the University of Virginia and entered U.S. Army JAG Corps. He served as JAG officer until August 1978. Following his release from active duty he continued to serve in the United States Army Reserve and retired as a Colonel, JAG, USAR in 1996. In 1991, he and his JAG Detachment were activated during the first Gulf War.

Gibson was in private practice as a sole practitioner in Somerset, Pennsylvania, from 1978 through 1997. During that time he served as a public defender, attorney for Children and Youth Services, solicitor for a school district and various municipalities, and as solicitor for Somerset County.

State judicial career

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He was elected to the Somerset County Court of Common Pleas in 1997. During his time on the common pleas bench, he was instrumental in establishing Victim Impact Panels and Juvenile Drug Court (only the second such court in Pennsylvania).

Federal judicial service

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On April 28, 2003, Gibson was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania vacated by D. Brooks Smith. Gibson was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 23, 2003, and received his commission the following day.[2] Gibson assumed senior status on June 3, 2016.

In April 2017, Gibson was reversed by a unanimous panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit after he rejected the claims under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution made by the parents of a mentally ill prisoner who had committed suicide after being segregated into solitary confinement.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Kim R. Gibson, Senior District Judge". www.pawd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  2. ^ Pres. Nom. 540, 108th Cong. (2003).
  3. ^ Note, Recent Case: Third Circuit Holds Parents of Mentally Ill Young Man Held in Solitary Confinement Stated Claims of Cruel and Unusual Punishment, 131 Harv. L. Rev. 1481 (2018).
  4. ^ Palakovicv v. Wetzel, No.3:14-145,2015 (W.D. Pa. June 26, 2015).
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