until retiring on July 31, 1997. Controversy In 1986 and 1987, Gibson and two other justices, William C. Hill and Thomas L. Hayes, were accused of misconduct, alleged to have tailored decisions to suit the wishes of an assistant judge in Chittenden County, and to have helped her cover up padding her pay; the assistant judge, Jane Wheel, was supposed to be wielding undue influence over the justices. Hill retired, and Hayes died before the charges could be resolved. (Wheel was convicted on charges arising from the case; Hill was found to have violated rules regarding judicial conduct.) Gibson was overwhelmingly reappointed to the Supreme Court in March 1987, and in July 1987, Vermont's Judicial Conduct Board dropped the charges against him. Later career In January 1997, Gibson administered the oath of office to Howard Dean, who had been reelected as governor in 1996. Gibson served until reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70, and was succeeded by Marilyn Skoglund. Personal life Gibson was Chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont from 1977 to 1998 and President of the Board of Trustees of the Diocese from 1991 to 1998. In 1960 he married Charlotte Elaine Hungerford. They were the parents of three children: Margaret, Mary, and John. He died in Northfield, Vermont on May 17, 2020, and was buried at Morningside Cemetery in Brattleboro. References Sources Internet Newspapers Books Magazines 1927 births 2020 deaths United States Army Field Artillery Branch personnel Military personnel from Vermont Vermont lawyers State's attorneys in Vermont Vermont state court judges Justices of the Vermont Supreme Court Yale University alumni Harvard Law School alumni People from Brattleboro, Vermont People from Montpelier, Vermont United States Army personnel of World War II United States Army personnel of the Korean War United States Army officers Vermont National Guard personnel Republican Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives