Kim Richard Gibson
How Judge Gibson rules, drawn from 20 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Gibson no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Gibson
Kim R. Gibson was a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by President George W. Bush, Judge Gibson received a commission on September 24, 2003. Judge Gibson assumed senior status on June 3, 2016 and served until death on May 30, 2025.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED as to all counts in the Complaint.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment on its counterclaim is GRANTED, and Plaintiff shall be liable to Defendant for all ‘empty mileage’ charges incurred by Plaintiff under the lease agreements between the two parties, in a precise amount to be determined at trial.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant’s motions are GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Defendant’s motions for.judgment of acquittal as to Count Four are GRANTED, and a judgment of acquittal is entered as to Count Four. Defendant’s motions for judgment of acquittal as to Counts One, Two, Three, and Eight are DENIED.”
“(1) Defendant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.’s motion for summary judgment is GRANTED.”
“(2) Plaintiffs Melody Stoops’ cross-motion for summary judgment is DENIED.”
“it is HEREBY ORDERED that AMERICAN HERITAGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (ECF No. 60); and UNUM’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD (ECF No. 64) are GRANTED.”
“REA’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED.”
“Plaintiffs’ motion to strike (ECF No. ‘ 35) is DENIED.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion for summary judgment is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.”
“Additionally, it is HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant’s motion to strike Plaintiffs request for summary judgment (ECF No. 55) is DENIED as moot.”
“Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 36) is GRANTED only as to the inapplicability of the restrictions of Section 922(g)(4) to Plaintiff.”
“In all other regards, the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment (ECF Nos. 31, 36) are DENIED AS MOOT at this time.”
“The Court grants in part and denies in part Jackson Taylor's Motion to Dismiss GBC's Third-Party Complaint (ECF No. 39).”
“The Court denies Jackson Taylor's Motion to Dismiss Kimball's Cross-claim (ECF No. 45).”
“The Court denies ACA's Motion to Dismiss GBC's Third-Party Complaint (ECF No. 49).”
“Capital One and Commonwealth Recovery's motion to dismiss (ECF No. 41) is DENIED.”
“The Commonwealth Defendants' motion to dismiss (ECF No. 39) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART as follows:”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Lansberry's Motion to Strike Defendants' Reply Brief (ECF No. 30) is denied.”
“FINALLY, IT IS ORDERED that AASD's Motion to Dismiss Lansberry's Initial Complaint (ECF No. 8) is denied as moot .”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion is DENIED.”
“Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 24) is GRANTED”
“Plaintiffs' Cross Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (ECF No. 33) is DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The 20 returned matters are an early-2021 assigned-case slice, not a career-wide caseload estimate. One record lacked a termination date.
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 1 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2025 | 18 | 9 |
| Sep 2024 | 19 | 8 |
| Mar 2024 | 12 | 8 |
| Sep 2023 | 8 | 5 |
| Mar 2023 | 5 | 10 |
| Sep 2022 | 20 | 4 |
| Mar 2022 | 3 | 6 |
| Sep 2021 | 8 | 11 |
| Mar 2021 | 12 | 11 |
| Sep 2020 | 1 | 9 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Gibson no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.