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Wilma Lewis' Biography

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Full Name:

Wilma A. Lewis

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

1956

Birth Place:

Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands

JD, Harvard University School of Law, 1981

BA, Political Science, Swarthmore College, 1978

No political experience information on file.

Judge, United States District Court, District of the Virgin Islands, 2011-present

Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of the Virgin Islands, 2013-2021

Senior Advisor to the Secretary, United States Department of the Interior, 2009-2011

Managing Associate General Counsel, Federal Home Loan and Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"), 2007-2008

Partner, Crowell & Moring Limited Liability Corporation, 2001-2007

Adjunct Faculty Member, The George Washington University Law School, 1993-2006

United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1998-2001

Inspector General, United States Department of the Interior, 1995-1998

Associate Solicitor, Division of General Law, United States Department of the Interior, 1993-1995

Assistant United States Attorney/ Deputy Chief/ Assistant Chief, Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1986-1993

Associate, Steptoe & Johnson, Limited Liability Corporation, 1980-1986

Legal Assistant/ Law Clerk, Virgin Islands Department of Justice, 1978-1979

Member, Moravian Theological Seminary, 2005-present

Member, Friedensfeld Moravian Church on St. Croix, present

Former Member, Advisory Committee on Local Rules for the District Court for the District of Columbia

Former Member, Board of Directors of the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs

Former Member, Board of Managers of Swarthmore College

Former Member, Board of Visitors of Howard University School of Law

Former Chair, District of Columbia Board 3 of Elections and Ethics

Former Member, District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission

Delegate, Moravian Church Virgin Islands Conference

Member/ Various Leadership Positions, Faith Moravian Church of the Nation's Capital, 1991-1995; 1997-2001; 2006-2011

Board of Directors, American Arbitration Association, 2007-2009

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