Robert E. Lewis
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{{Short description|American judge (1857–1941)}}
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| office = Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
| term_start = May 31, 1940
| term_end = July 31, 1941
| office1 = Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
| term_start1 = March 28, 1929
| term_end1 = May 31, 1940
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| appointer1 = operation of law
| predecessor1 = Seat established by 45 Stat. 1346
| successor1 = Alfred P. Murrah
| office2 = Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
| term_start2 = November 15, 1921
| term_end2 = March 28, 1929
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| appointer2 = Warren G. Harding
| predecessor2 = William Cather Hook
| successor2 = Seat abolished
| office3 = Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
| term_start3 = April 10, 1906
| term_end3 = December 1, 1921
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| appointer3 = Theodore Roosevelt
| predecessor3 = Moses Hallett
| successor3 = John Foster Symes
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| birth_name = Robert E. Lewis
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| birth_place = Cass County, Missouri
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| death_place = Denver, Colorado
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Robert E. Lewis (April 3, 1857 – July 31, 1941) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
Education and career
Born in Cass County, Missouri, Lewis studied at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. Afterward, he read law to enter the bar in 1880. Lewis was then in private practice in Clinton, Missouri from 1880 to 1897, and as worked as a prosecuting attorney of Henry County, Missouri from 1883 to 1887. He was also a Republican candidate for Governor of Missouri in 1896 and a Judge of the 4th Judicial District of Colorado from 1903 to 1906.{{FJC Bio|1393|nid=1383886|name=Robert E. Lewis}}
Federal judicial service
Lewis was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on April 9, 1906, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado vacated by Judge Moses Hallett. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 10, 1906, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on December 1, 1921, due to his elevation to the Eighth Circuit.
Lewis was nominated by President Warren G. Harding on November 3, 1921, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated by Judge William Cather Hook. He was confirmed by the Senate on November 15, 1921, and received his commission the same day. Lewis was reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on March 28, 1929, to a new seat authorized by 45 Stat. 1346. He was a member of the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now the Judicial Conference of the United States) from 1929 to 1940. He assumed senior status on May 31, 1940. He was the last appeals court judge who continued to serve in active service appointed by President Harding. His service ended on July 31, 1941, with his death.
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Category:Colorado state court judges
Category:Westminster College (Missouri) alumni
Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Category:Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Category:Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Category:United States district court judges appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
Category:United States court of appeals judges appointed by Warren G. Harding
Category:United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law