JUDGE GIBSON TO SPEAK AT UT MARTIN SPRING COMMENCEMENT

JUDGE GIBSON TO SPEAK AT UT MARTIN SPRING COMMENCEMENT
MARTIN, Tenn. – Judge Brandon Gibson, originally from Dyer County, will speak to the
University of Tennessee at Martin’s graduating class May 5 during spring commencement
exercises. Gibson has served as one of 12 judges on the Tennessee Court of Appeals since 2014.
Commencement will begin at 11 a.m. in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center on the university’s
main campus.
Gibson was appointed to the Tennessee Court of Appeals by Gov. Bill Haslam in December
2013 and sworn in Sept. 1, 2014. She was later retained in a state-wide retention election in
August 2016 and is currently the only female judge sitting on the court. She holds both
bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Mississippi State University and a juris doctorate degree
from Southern Methodist University School of Law.
Gibson is a member of both the Texas and Tennessee Bar Associations and serves on the
Tennessee Judicial Conference Executive Committee, Legislative Committee and Technology
Oversight Committee. She is also a member of the Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct and was
elected in 2013 as a fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation. She is a graduate of Leadership
Tennessee and serves on the board of directors for the Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation.
UT Martin’s spring 2018 commencement ceremony is a ticketed event, but there is no cost to
attend. Tickets are distributed directly to graduating students prior to the event. A live webcast
will be available through the OVC Digital Network. Visit utm.edu on commencement day to
view the webcast.
For more information, contact the UT Martin Office of the Chancellor at 731-881- 7500.

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