Reginald W. Gibson (July 31, 1927 – December 8, 2018) was a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims from 1982 to 1995. Born in

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to McCoy and Julia Gibson, Gibson was educated in the public schools of Washington, D.C.,Joint Committee on Printing,
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(1997-1998)'' (June 1997), p. 856. and served in the U.S. Army in the aftermath of

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, from 1946 to 1947.Federal Judicial Center page for Reginald W. Gibson
He then received a

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from Virginia Union University in 1953, also attending the

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in 1952 and 1953, and received an

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from

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in 1956. He was an agent of the

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, in the

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from 1957 to 1961, and then a trial attorney in the Tax Division of the

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from 1961 to 1971. He was a senior and later general tax attorney for the

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, from 1971 to 1982.

Federal judicial service

On October 1, 1982, Gibson was nominated by President

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to a new seat on the United States Claims Court authorized by 96 Stat. 27. He was confirmed by the

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on December 10, 1982, and received his commission the same day, entering on duty December 15, 1982. He assumed senior status on August 15, 1995. He died on December 8, 2018.

Personal life

Gibson had a son, Reginald S. Gibson, Jr.

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