Mary Geiger Lewis
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2012 and confirmed by the Senate 64–27, Mary Geiger Lewis is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. She earned a law degree from University of South Carolina School of Law in 1984. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1958 · age 68
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2012
- Confirmed
- 64–27
- Education
- Clemson 1980 · University of South Carolina Law 1984
- Succeeded
- Henry Franklin Floyd
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | District of South Carolina succeeded Henry Franklin Floyd | Obama (D) | 64–27 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 64–27 on June 18, 2012 · 112th Congress, Roll Call 122. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 64
48 D, 14 R, 2 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Kelly Ayotte(R-NH)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Mark Begich(D-AK)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Scott Brown(R-MA)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Benjamin Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Kay Hagan(D-NC)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(I-CT)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Joe Manchin(D-WV)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- Mark Udall(D-CO)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- James Webb(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Voted against · 27
27 R
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Dan Coats(R-IN)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Dean Heller(R-NV)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Mike Johanns(R-NE)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- John Thune(R-SD)
Did not vote · 9
3 D, 6 R
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- Mark Kirk(R-IL)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Pat Toomey(R-PA)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
Education
| Clemson University | B.A. | 1980 |
| University of South Carolina School of Law | J.D. | 1984 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Lewis was assigned 3,449 district-court cases (1998–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 223 days across 2,718 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 301 of Lewis’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 271 were affirmed, 18 reversed or vacated, and 12 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Mary Geiger Lewis?
- President Barack Obama appointed Mary Geiger Lewis to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina in 2012.
- Was Mary Geiger Lewis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Mary Geiger Lewis was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Mary Geiger Lewis's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Mary Geiger Lewis 64–27 on June 18, 2012.
- Which court is Mary Geiger Lewis on?
- Mary Geiger Lewis is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2012)
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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).