Hon. Gerald J. Lewis
Case Manager: Genevieve Kenizwald
Tel: (619) 233-1323
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Current Activities
Private Judge, arbitrator, and mediator, since May 1987
Director of General Chemical Group, Inc.; Chairman of Audit Committee, and Invesco Mutual Funds; Retired Director of Fisher Scientific International, Wheelabrator, Inc. and Bolsa Chica Company; Former Director of Henley Manufacturing, Inc. and Henley Properties, Inc.
Retired May 1, 1987 as Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, 1984-1987. Appointed [succeeding Associate Justice Gordon Cologne, retired] by Governor Deukmejian October 25, 1984, confirmed by Commission on Judicial Appointments November 30, 1984. Judge, Superior Court, San Diego County, January 8, 1979 to November 30, 1984, elected November 7, 1978 [succeeding Judge Eli H. Levenson, retired], and reelected in 1984. Judge, Municipal Court, El Cajon Judicial District, San Diego County, May 23, 1977 to January 8, 1979, succeeded to court. Judge, Justice Court, Ramona Judicial District, San Diego County, December 14, 1975 to January 29, 1976, appointed by San Diego County Board of Supervisors.
Private law practice (concentrating on municipal law and corporate and business litigation), San Diego County, 1963-77 (partner, Haskins, Lewis, Nugent & Newnham). Special Counsel, Comprehensive Planning Organization, San Diego, 1972. City Attorney: Coronado (1971-77) and Del Mar (1963-74). Served as Attorney for General Atomic, San Diego, 1961-63.
Of Counsel - Latham & Watkins, May 1, 1987 to April 30, 1997.
Admitted to California Bar on June 7, 1962, to District of Columbia Bar in 1957, to New Jersey Bar in 1961, to U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California in 1962, and to U.S. Supreme Court in November 1968. J.D. (1957), Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. B.A. (1954, magna cum laude), Tufts College, Medford, Massachusetts. Graduate (1950), Plainfield High School, Plainfield, New Jersey.
Served to Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, active duty, 1958-61 (11th Naval District General Court Martial, San Diego; Senior Trial Counsel, 1960-61).
Lecturer on Evidence, San Diego Inn of Court, 1981-1994. Panel member, The Rutter Group programs, Civil Procedure Before Trial, 1985 and 1984. Adjunct Professor (Evidence and Trial Practice), Western State University School of Law, 1978-84. Lecturer, Continuing Education of the Bar programs, including: "Remedies for Breach of Contract," 1976 and "Copyrights, Trademarks & Unfair Competition," 1971. Consulting Editor, California Forms of Jury Instruction, Matthew Bender & Co., Lecturer for National Association of Corporate Directors on Director Liability in Acquisitions and Mergers.
Member, Air Pollution Control District Hearing Board, San Diego County, 1974-76. Member: American Judicature Society; San Diego County Regional Justice Facility Financing Agency; San Diego Inn of Court; Senior Member of the American Inn of Court in San Diego.
Memberships
La Jolla Country Club, Pauma Valley Country Club, Kildare Club, Bohemian Club, Venice Island Hunt Club, Confrerie des Chevaliers des Tastevin, Aztec Big 50, Irish 50, Knight Commander, Order of St. Hubert, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
Born September 9, 1933 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
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