Mary Geiger Lewis

Mary Geiger Lewis
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 20, 2012
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byHenry F. Floyd
Personal details
Born
Mary Wallis Geiger

(1958-12-18) December 18, 1958 (age 66)
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
SpouseA. Camden Lewis
Children2
EducationClemson University (BA)
University of South Carolina (JD)

Mary Wallis Geiger Lewis (born December 18, 1958) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Early life and education

Lewis was born on December 18, 1958, in Columbia, South Carolina.[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts from Clemson University in 1980 and a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1984, graduating Order of the Coif.[2][3][4]

Career

Lewis worked as a law clerk to South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Owens Taylor Cobb, Jr. from 1984 to 1985. From 1985 to 2012 she worked at Lewis & Babcock, LLP, starting as an associate in 1985 and becoming a partner in 1987.[3][4]

Federal judicial service

Representative Jim Clyburn recommended Lewis to fill a judicial vacancy on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina that was created by the elevation of Judge Henry F. Floyd to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.[5] On March 16, 2011, President Barack Obama formally nominated Lewis to the District of South Carolina.[2] On February 15, 2012, Lewis received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On March 8, 2012, the Judiciary Committee reported her nomination to the floor of the Senate by an 11–6 vote. On June 18, 2012, the Senate confirmed Geiger's nomination by a 64–27 vote.[6] She received her commission on June 20, 2012.[4]

Personal

Lewis and her husband, A. Camden Lewis, have two children.[5] Lewis is a member of the Pi Beta Phi fraternity.

References

  1. ^ "Mary Geiger Lewis – Lawyer Profile". Martindale. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  2. ^ a b The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (March 16, 2011). "President Obama Nominates Two to the United States District Court". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 27, 2011 – via National Archives.
  3. ^ a b "Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
  4. ^ a b c Mary Geiger Lewis at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  5. ^ a b Rosen, James (March 17, 2011). "S.C. attorney tapped for federal bench". The State. Archived from the original on March 20, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  6. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Mary Geiger Lewis, of South Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina)". senate.gov. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
2012–present 		Incumbent