David Thomas Lewis

David Thomas Lewis
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 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
Died	September 28, 1983 (aged 71); Salt Lake City, Utah
Political 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]

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]

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]

^ https://digitalcommons.du.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3257&context=dlr ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c David Thomas Lewis at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ "Judge David Lewis To Head U.S. 10th Circuit Court". Salt Lake Times. May 1, 1970.
^ "Ceremonies Install Judge". The Salt Lake Tribune. December 4, 1977.

Legal offices
Preceded by Orie Leon Phillips	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 1956–1977	Succeeded by Monroe G. McKay
Preceded by Alfred P. Murrah	Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 1970–1977	Succeeded by Oliver Seth