▁processing ▁of ▁b ail ▁applications ▁and ▁reduce ▁j ail ▁over c row ding . ▁ ▁The ▁firm ▁represented ▁many ▁of ▁those ▁charged ▁on ▁a ▁pro ▁b ono ▁basis . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁Gib b ons ▁was ▁nominated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Third ▁Circ uit ▁by ▁President ▁Richard ▁N ixon ▁on ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁Ger ald ▁Mc L augh lin . ▁Gib b ons ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁Senate ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Chief ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁Circ uit ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁retired ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Post - jud icial ▁career ▁Gib b ons ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁firm ▁bearing ▁his ▁name ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁( which ▁was ▁then ▁renamed ▁Gib b ons , ▁Del ▁De o , ▁Dol an , ▁Griff inger ▁& ▁Vec ch ione ), ▁and ▁founded ▁the ▁John ▁J . ▁Gib b ons ▁Fellow ship ▁in ▁Public ▁Interest ▁& ▁Constitution al ▁Law . ▁He ▁also ▁taught ▁constitution al ▁law ▁at ▁Set on ▁Hall ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Gib b ons ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁def ending ▁ 6 6 0 ▁of