David Thomas Lewis

David Thomas Lewis (April 25, 1912 – September 28, 1983) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Lewis received a B.A. from the University of Utah in 1935 and a J.D. from the University of Utah College of Law in 1937. He was in private practice in Salt Lake City, Utah from 1938 to 1950. He was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1945 to 1946. He was a member of the Utah House of Representatives from 1947 to 1948.^[1] He was a Utah state district judge from 1950 to 1956.

Lewis was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Lewis was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on May 17, 1956, to a seat vacated by Orie Leon Phillips. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 4, 1956, and received his commission on June 5, 1956. He served as chief judge from 1970-1977. He assumed senior status on December 3, 1977. Lewis served in that capacity until September 28, 1983, due to his death.

He died in Salt Lake City, Utah.

References

1. ^ http://le.state.ut.us/asp/roster/complist.asp?letter=L

Sources

• David Thomas Lewis at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Persondata
Name	Lewis, David Thomas
Alternative names
Short description	United States federal judge
Date of birth	April 25, 1912
Place of birth	Salt Lake City, Utah
Date of death	September 28, 1983
Place of death	Salt Lake City, Utah