What is Benjamin F. Gibson?
'''Benjamin F. Gibson''' (July 13, 1931 – January 13, 2021) was an [[Americans|American]] [[politician]] and [[lawyer]]. He was born in [[Dallas County, Alabama]]. He was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. In 1979, Gibson was nominated to the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan|U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan]] by President [[Jimmy Carter]]. From 1991 to 1995, he was Chief Judge of the court. He retired from the court in 1999. Gibson died on January 13, 2021 in [[Gulfport, Mississippi]] at the age of 89.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2021/01/benjamin-gibson-first-black-judge-in-us-western-district-of-michigan-dies-at-89.html|title=Benjamin Gibson, first Black judge in U.S. Western District of Michigan, dies at 89|first=Ryan|last=Boldrey|date=January 17, 2021|publisher=[[Booth Newspapers|MLive.com]]|access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gibson, Benjamin F.}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American judges]] [[Category:Politicians from Alabama]] [[Category:Politicians from Michigan]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{bio-stub}}