David Thomas Lewis (April 25, 1912 – September 28, 1983) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Utah, Lewis received a

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degree from the

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in 1935 and a

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from the

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at the University of Utah in 1937. He was in private practice in Salt Lake City from 1938 to 1950. He was in the

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after

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, from April 1945 to January 1946 where he joined as a private and served in the Criminal Investigation Division."David T Lewis in the United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946", available at

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. Rank is listed as private. 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.

Federal judicial service

Lewis was nominated by President

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on May 17, 1956, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Orie Leon Phillips. He was confirmed by the

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on June 4, 1956, and received his commission on June 5, 1956. He served as Chief Judge and a member of the

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from 1970 to 1977. He assumed

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on December 3, 1977. Lewis served in that capacity until his death on September 28, 1983, in Salt Lake City.

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