David Thomas Lewis
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
In office
December 3, 1977 – September 28, 1983
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
In office
May 1, 1970 – December 3, 1977
Preceded byAlfred P. Murrah
Succeeded byOliver Seth
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
In office
June 5, 1956 – December 3, 1977
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byOrie Leon Phillips
Succeeded byMonroe G. McKay
Personal details
Born
David Thomas Lewis

(1912-04-25)April 25, 1912
Salt Lake City, Utah
DiedSeptember 28, 1983(1983-09-28) (aged 71)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Utah (BA)
S.J. Quinney College of Law (JD)

David Thomas Lewis (April 25, 1912 – September 28, 1983) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Education and career

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Lewis received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Utah in 1935 and a Juris Doctor from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah in 1937. He was in private practice in Salt Lake City from 1938 to 1950. He was in the United States Army after World War II, from April 1945 to January 1946 where he joined as a private and served in the Criminal Investigation Division.[1][2][3] He was a member of the Utah House of Representatives from 1947 to 1948. He was a Utah state district judge from 1950 to 1956.[4]

Federal judicial service

Lewis was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on May 17, 1956, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated by Judge Orie Leon Phillips. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 4, 1956, and received his commission on June 5, 1956.[4] He served as Chief Judge and a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from May 1, 1970 to December 3, 1977.[5][6] He assumed senior status on December 3, 1977. Lewis served in that capacity until his death on September 28, 1983, in Salt Lake City.[4]

References

  1. ^ https://digitalcommons.du.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3257&context=dlr [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Index Record for David Lewis (1912) Veterans Affairs Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem Death File", Fold3 by Ancestry.com website. Retrieved November 24, 2022. Enlistment Date is listed as "9 Apr 1945" and Release Date is listed as "25 Jan 1946".
  3. ^ "David T Lewis in the United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946", available at Ancestry.com. Rank is listed as private.
  4. ^ a b c David Thomas Lewis at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  5. ^ "Judge David Lewis To Head U.S. 10th Circuit Court". Salt Lake Times. May 1, 1970.
  6. ^ "Ceremonies Install Judge". The Salt Lake Tribune. December 4, 1977.

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Legal offices Preceded byOrie Leon Phillips Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 1956–1977 Succeeded byMonroe G. McKay Preceded byAlfred P. Murrah Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 1970–1977 Succeeded byOliver Seth
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