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 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

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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. He was a member of the

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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

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. 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 May 1, 1970 to December 3, 1977. He assumed senior status on December 3, 1977. Lewis served in that capacity until his death on September 28, 1983, in Salt Lake City.

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