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Mary Geiger Lewis
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2012 - Present
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Mary Geiger Lewis is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. She joined the court in 2012 after a nomination from President Barack Obama.
Early life and education
A native of Columbia, South Carolina, Lewis earned her bachelor's degree from Clemson University in 1980 and her J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1984.[1]
Professional career
- 2012 - Present: Judge, United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
- 1985-2012: Private practice, Columbia, S.C.
- 1984-1985: Law clerk, Hon. Owens Taylor Cobb Jr., South Carolina Fifth Judicial Circuit Court[1]
Judicial career
District of South Carolina
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Mary Geiger Lewis |
| Court: United States District Court for the District of South Carolina |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 460 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: March 16, 2011
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: February 15, 2012
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| Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: March 8, 2012
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| Confirmed: June 18, 2012
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| Vote: 64-29
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On March 16, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Lewis to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina vacated by Henry Franklin Floyd. Lewis was rated Unanimously Qualified for the nomination by the American Bar Association. Hearings on Lewis' nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 15, 2012, and her nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on March 8, 2012. Lewis was confirmed on a recorded 64-29 vote of the U.S. Senate on June 18, 2012, and she received her commission on June 20, 2012.[1][2][3]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Mary Geiger Lewis," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 349 — Mary Geiger Lewis — The Judiciary," accessed July 6, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 112th Congress," accessed July 6, 2017
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United States District Court for the District of South Carolina 2012-Present |
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Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of South Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of South Carolina
State courts:
South Carolina Supreme Court • South Carolina Court of Appeals • South Carolina Circuit Courts • South Carolina Masters-in-Equity • South Carolina Family Courts • South Carolina Magistrate Courts • South Carolina Municipal Courts • South Carolina Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in South Carolina • South Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in South Carolina
