He was the son of Ceylon H. Lewis. He served as a justice of the
New York Supreme Court from 1930 to 1940, also sitting on the
Appellate Division, Fourth Department beginning in 1933. In 1940, he was appointed a judge of the
Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Irving G. Hubbs. He was elected to a full 14-year term in the
November 1940. On April 22, 1953, following the death of
John T. Loughran, he was appointed Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals. In the
November 1953, he was elected on the
Republican,
Democratic, and
Liberal tickets. He remained on the bench until the end of 1954, when he reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years. ==Sources==