Timothy K. Lewis
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 and confirmed by voice vote, Timothy K. Lewis was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He earned a law degree from Duquesne University School of Law in 1980. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1954 · age 72
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1992
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Tufts 1976 · Duquesne Law 1980
- Succeeded by
- David Brooks Smith
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Western District of Pennsylvania succeeded Paul Allen Simmons | G.H.W. Bush (R) | Voice vote |
| 1992 | Third Circuit | G.H.W. Bush (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Tufts University | B.A. | 1976 |
| Duquesne University School of Law | J.D. | 1980 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Lewis was assigned 97 district-court cases (1986–1992). Median time from filing to termination: 267 days across 97 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.
In our data, Lewis authored 33 published opinions for the court (1991–1992). Most cited: Lee v. Boyle-Midway Household Products, Inc. (28 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Lee v. Boyle-Midway Household Products, Inc. | 792 F. Supp. 1001 | 28 |
| 1991 | Allergy Diagnostics Laboratory v. Equitable | 785 F. Supp. 523 | 18 |
| 1992 | United States v. Pesses | 794 F. Supp. 151 | 17 |
| 1992 | Kemp v. Bowen (In Re Visiting Nurse Ass'n of Western Pennsylvania) | 143 B.R. 633 | 15 |
| 1992 | Bohm v. Commerce Union Bank of Tennessee | 794 F. Supp. 158 | 15 |
| 1992 | Jim Dan, Inc. v. O.M. Scott & Sons Co. | 785 F. Supp. 1196 | 13 |
| 1992 | Ament v. PNC National Bank | 825 F. Supp. 1243 | 10 |
| 1992 | Carl Colteryahn Dairy, Inc. v. Western Pennsylvania Teamsters & Employers Pension Fund | 785 F. Supp. 536 | 10 |
| 1992 | Marshall v. Borough of Ambridge | 798 F. Supp. 1187 | 7 |
| 1992 | Savko v. Port Authority of Allegheny County | 800 F. Supp. 268 | 7 |
| 1992 | Civic Center Cleaning Co., Inc. v. Reginella Corp. | 140 B.R. 374 | 6 |
| 1992 | Boyd v. Petsock | 795 F. Supp. 743 | 5 |
| 1992 | In Re Burgart | 141 B.R. 90 | 5 |
| 1992 | Citizens Bank of Elizabethton v. Ken-Penn Amusement, Inc. | 798 F. Supp. 268 | 4 |
| 1992 | Gilmore v. Manpower, Inc. | 789 F. Supp. 197 | 4 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 33 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Timothy K. Lewis?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Timothy K. Lewis to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1992.
- Was Timothy K. Lewis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Timothy K. Lewis was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Timothy K. Lewis's confirmation vote?
- Timothy K. Lewis was confirmed by voice vote on October 8, 1992. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Timothy K. Lewis on?
- Timothy K. Lewis was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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6 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).