Judge Lewis

Judge Lewis

THE HONORABLE RICHARD A. LEWIS, Judge. Elected to bench November 1993. Retained November 2003 and November 2013. President Judge February 15, 2005- February 2010 and January 2015 to December 2019.

Born 1947, in Steelton, PA. Graduate of Bishop McDevitt High School, Rutgers University, and Dickinson School of Law. Assistant District Attorney 1972-80; served as elected District Attorney from 1980 until his election to the bench. President, Pa. District Attorney's Association 1985-1986. Member, Pa. Sentencing Commission, 1983-1990 Adjunct professor at Dickinson School of Law, Widener University School of Law, and Penn State-Capitol Campus. Former Chair, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules of Evidence Committee and member, Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges Education Committee.

Retiring December 31, 2022 and moving to Senior Judge.