He occupied positions in the administration of Governor Michael DiSalle, and was appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court in 1963 and 1964.

From 1945 to 1951, Gibson worked for the Veteran's Administration in Des Moines, Iowa, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Washington, D.C.

[1] In 1956, Gibson joined the Toledo, Ohio, firm DiSalle, Green, Haddad & Lynch.

[1] In 1962, Kingsley A. Taft was elected Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, starting Jan 1, 1963.

He was required to run for the unexpired portion of Taft's term in November 1964, and lost to Republican Paul W.