Kim R. Gibson
| Kim Richard Gibson | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
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Assumed office June 3, 2016 |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
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In office September 23, 2003 – June 3, 2016 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | D. Brooks Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Kim Richard Gibson 1948 (age 68–69) Trenton, New Jersey |
| Education |
United States Military Academy B.S. Dickinson School of Law J.D. |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1970 – 1996 |
| Rank |
 Colonel
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| Unit | Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army |
Kim Richard Gibson (born 1948) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
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 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.
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.
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).
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