David Thomas Lewis
David Thomas Lewis | |
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| 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 by | Alfred P. Murrah |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Seth |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
| In office June 5, 1956 – December 3, 1977 | |
| Appointed by | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Orie Leon Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Monroe G. McKay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Thomas Lewis April 25, 1912 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | September 28, 1983 (aged 71) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | University 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
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- ^ "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".
- ^ "David T Lewis in the United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946", available at Ancestry.com. Rank is listed as private.
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Sources
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- 1912 births
- 1983 deaths
- 20th-century American lawyers
- Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- S.J. Quinney College of Law alumni
- Republican Party members of the Utah House of Representatives
- United States court of appeals judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
- University of Utah alumni
- Utah state court judges
- United States Army soldiers
- 20th-century members of the Utah Legislature