Oren Ritter Lewis

Oren Ritter Lewis (October 7, 1902 – June 12, 1983) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Seymour, Indiana, Lewis received an LL.B. from George Washington University Law School in 1939. He was in private practice in Arlington County, Virginia from 1940 to 1960.

On March 21, 1960, Lewis was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia vacated by C. Sterling Hutcheson. Lewis was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 31, 1960, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on January 1, 1974. He served in that capacity until his death, in 1983, in Arlington, Virginia.

Sources

• Oren Ritter Lewis at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Name	Lewis, Oren Ritter
Alternative names
Short description	United States federal judge
Date of birth	October 7, 1902
Place of birth	Seymour, Indiana
Date of death	June 12, 1983
Place of death	Arlington, Virginia