Mary Geiger Lewis
Mary Geiger Lewis | |
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| File:Mary Geiger Lewis.jpg | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina | |
| Assumed office June 20, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Henry F. Floyd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Wallis Geiger December 18, 1958 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Spouse | A. Camden Lewis |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Clemson University (BA) University of South Carolina (JD) |
Mary Wallis Geiger Lewis (born December 18, 1958) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Lewis was born on December 18, 1958, in Columbia, South Carolina.[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts from Clemson University in 1980 and a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1984, graduating Order of the Coif.[2][3][4]
Career
[edit | edit source]Lewis worked as a law clerk to South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Owens Taylor Cobb, Jr. from 1984 to 1985. From 1985 to 2012 she worked at Lewis & Babcock, LLP, starting as an associate in 1985 and becoming a partner in 1987.[3][4]
Federal judicial service
[edit | edit source]Representative Jim Clyburn recommended Lewis to fill a judicial vacancy on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina that was created by the elevation of Judge Henry F. Floyd to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.[5] On March 16, 2011, President Barack Obama formally nominated Lewis to the District of South Carolina.[2] On February 15, 2012, Lewis received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On March 8, 2012, the Judiciary Committee reported her nomination to the floor of the Senate by an 11–6 vote. On June 18, 2012, the Senate confirmed Geiger's nomination by a 64–27 vote.[6] She received her commission on June 20, 2012.[4]
Personal
[edit | edit source]Lewis and her husband, A. Camden Lewis, have two children.[5] Lewis is a member of the Pi Beta Phi fraternity.
References
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External links
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- Mary Geiger Lewis at Ballotpedia
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- Clemson University alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
- Lawyers from Columbia, South Carolina
- South Carolina lawyers
- United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
- Joseph F. Rice School of Law alumni
- American women lawyers
- 21st-century American women judges