S. Elizabeth Gibson

Sarah Elizabeth Gibson (born 1950) is a law professor at the

.

Early life and education

A native of

Professional career

From 1976 until 1977, Gibson clerked for Fourth Circuit Judge James Braxton Craven Jr. From 1977 until 1978, Gibson clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron White. She worked in private practice from 1978 until 1983, when she joined the University of North Carolina School of Law as an associate professor. Gibson became a full professor at the law school in 1988. Gibson also began working as a consultant for the Federal Judicial Center in 1998.^[1]

Nomination to the Fourth Circuit

On October 26, 2000, on the recommendation of Sen.

in an article that was published on October 28, 2000. "So if this works out, that would be great. If not, that's OK."

Since Gibson was nominated after July 1, 2000, the unofficial start date of the

during a presidential election year, no hearings were scheduled on her nomination, and the nomination was returned to Clinton at the end of his term. President George W. Bush chose not to renominate Gibson to the Fourth Circuit.

In 2003, President Bush nominated

confirmed Duncan later that year.

Personal

Gibson is married to University of North Carolina law professor Robert Mosteller.^[3]

See also

• List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 6)
• Bill Clinton judicial appointment controversies

References

External links

• University of North Carolina School of Law Profile - S. Elizabeth Gibson