Gibbons was nominated by President George W. Bush on October 9,2001,to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated by Judge Gilbert S. Merritt Jr. She was confirmed by the Senate on July 29,2002,by a 95–0 vote.[2] She received her commission on July 31,2002.[1] On August 18,2023,she announced her intention to assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor.[3] Gibbons assumed senior status on September 17,2024.[1]
In 2021,Gibbons received the Devitt Award,the highest honor awarded to an Article III judge,for distinguished career and significant contributions to the administration of justice,the advancement of the rule of law,and the improvement of society as a whole.
In 2017,she received the Pillars of Excellence Award from the University of Memphis Law Alumni Association. In 2015,she received the King's Award from Carnival Memphis. In 2000,she was selected by the Memphis Bar Association to receive the Heroine for Women in the Law Award. In 1992,she was selected by the Association for Women Attorneys to receive the Marion Griffin-Frances Loring Award. In 1992,she was selected by Girls,Inc. to receive the "She Knows Where She's Going" award. In 1985 and 2001,she was selected by Memphis attorneys to receive Outstanding Judge of the Year Award.
Gibbons was appointed by Chief JusticeWilliam H. Rehnquist to chair the Budget Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States in January 2005. She served in that position until January 2018 and testified before Congress on behalf of the judiciary 16 times. From 2000 to 2003,Gibbons was a member of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. From 1994 to 1999,Gibbons was chair of the Judicial Resources Committee of the Judicial Conference.
Notable cases
Gibbons wrote a concurring opinion in a 2–1 decision upholding Biden administration COVID-19vaccine mandate for federal employees and contractors. In her concurrence,Gibbons highlighted the limited role of the federal judiciary in COVID policy.[4][5]
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