Appointed Judge
He became a Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Gesell was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 29, 1967, to a seat vacated by Spottswood W. Robinson, III. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 7, 1967, and received his commission on December 12, 1967.
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