R. Fred Lewis
R. Fred Lewis | |
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Lewis in July 2014 | |
| 52nd Chief Justice of Florida | |
| In office July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Pariente |
| Succeeded by | Peggy Quince |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida | |
| In office December 7, 1998 – January 8, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Lawton Chiles |
| Preceded by | Gerald Kogan |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Lagoa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Fred Lewis December 14, 1947 Beckley, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Spouse | Judith Lewis |
| Alma mater | Florida Southern College (BA) University of Miami (JD) |
| Website | https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/Justices/Former-Justices/Justice-R.-Fred-Lewis |
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Richard Fred Lewis (born December 14, 1947) is a retired American judge who was appointed to the Supreme Court of Florida on December 7, 1998, and served until January 8, 2019.
While serving as chief justice, he founded Justice Teaching, an organization that now has over 3,900 volunteer lawyers and judges placed with and active in all Florida public schools, which enhances civic and law-related education through active programs in all levels of Florida schools. As chief justice, he also convened the first commission and statewide all-branch mental health summit which developed and proposed a unified and comprehensive plan to address the increasing problems with the intersection of mental illness and the justice system.