▁Category : F rench ▁television ▁series ▁based ▁on ▁American ▁television ▁series <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁Joseph ▁Gib b ons ▁( Dec ember ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁– ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Circ uit ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Third ▁Circ uit ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁a ▁partner ▁at ▁the ▁law ▁firm ▁of ▁Gib b ons ▁P . C .. ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁spell ▁with ▁the ▁US ▁Navy ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁legal ▁career ▁at ▁C rum my ▁& ▁Cons od ine ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁partner ▁of ▁the ▁firm , ▁which ▁incorpor ated ▁his ▁name ▁into ▁its ▁title . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁nominated ▁to ▁the ▁third ▁circuit ▁court ▁of ▁appe als ▁by ▁US ▁President ▁Richard ▁N ixon ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁that ▁court ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁last ▁three ▁years ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁chief ▁judge ▁and ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure ▁wrote ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 0 0 ▁legal ▁opinions . ▁ ▁After ▁ret irement ▁Gib b ons ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁original ▁firm ▁and ▁worked ▁on ▁human ▁rights ▁cases , ▁in ▁commercial ▁arbitr ation ▁and ▁intellectual ▁property ▁disput es . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁ ▁a ▁lifetime ▁achiev ement ▁award ▁from ▁The ▁American ▁Law yer ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Law ▁J ourn als ▁ ▁"