Julia Smith Gibbons

Julia Smith Gibbons
Gibbons in 2021
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Assumed office
September 17, 2024
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
July 31, 2002 – September 17, 2024
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byGilbert S. Merritt Jr.
Succeeded byKevin G. Ritz
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
In office
1994–2000
Preceded byOdell Horton
Succeeded byJames Dale Todd
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
In office
June 7, 1983 – August 2, 2002
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byHarry W. Wellford
Succeeded byJ. Daniel Breen
Personal details
Born
Julia Smith

(1950-12-23) December 23, 1950 (age 73)
Pulaski, Tennessee, U.S.
SpouseBill Gibbons
EducationVanderbilt University (BA)
University of Virginia (JD)

Julia Smith Gibbons (born December 23, 1950) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.