ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː, ɡˈɪbz wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd sˈɪɾi dʒˈʌdʒ æz ɐ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən, ðə fˈɜːst blˈæk dʒˈʌdʒ ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts.
In 1873, Gibbs was elected city judge as a Republican, the first black judge elected in the United States.