John Vernon Radcliffe Lewis (14 February 1917 – 4 May 1993) was a Southern Rhodesian and Zimbabwean lawyer and judge. He was the son of the judge

Vernon Arthur Lewis Vernon Arthur Lewis, CMG, MC (died 1950) was a South Rhodesian politician and judge. Born in Southern Rhodesia, Lewis was educated at the South African College and New College, Oxford, where he was a Rhodes scholar. He was called to the English b ...

. He was educated at

Balliol College, Oxford Balliol College () is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded in 1263 by nobleman John I de Balliol, it has a claim to be the oldest college in Oxford and the English-speaking world. With a governing body of a master and aro ...

. He was appointed to the

High Court of Southern Rhodesia The High Court of Southern Rhodesia was a Southern Rhodesian court of record. It was established in 1899 and ceased to exist in 1980 on the establishment of Zimbabwe. Throughout its history, it functioned both as a trial court and an appellate co ...

in 1960, first as a puisne judge, then as a judge of appeal in 1970. He continued to serve on the bench after the transition to majority rule on the High Court of Zimbabwe. In 1980, he briefly served as acting Chief Justice, like his father had done.

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