Robert W. Lewis (Illinois)
Robert W. Lewis was an associate judge on the Second Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois. He was first appointed to the position in 2001 and was reappointed for a four-year term that began on July 1, 2011, set to expire on June 30, 2015.[1] Before his term ran out, Lewis retired on October 2, 2013.[2][3]
Education
Lewis graduated in 1967 from Benton High School. In 1971 he earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois, and he received his J.D. with honors from the Florida State University College of Law in 1974.[3]
Career
After law school, Lewis founded a private practice in Benton and served as a special prosecutor in the late 1970's. He was appointed to the Second Judicial Circuit Court in 2001 and served there until his retirement on October 2, 2013.[3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Press Release", "Administrative Director Declares Three Hundred Seventy-Eight Illinois Associate Judges Reappointed for another Four Year Term," June 10, 2011
- ↑ Illinois Courts, "Illinois Circuit Court Judges, Second Judicial Circuit Associate Judges," accessed September 15, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Southern Illinoisan, "Longtime judge will step down," August 1, 2013
