Lewis R. Works

Lewis R. Works

Presiding Justice
Division Two
From 1926 to 1933

Works

Lewis R. Works
Associate Justice, Division 2
January 3, 1921 to October 4, 1926
Presiding Justice, Division 2
October 4, 1926 to October 12, 1933

Born December 28, 1869 in Vevay, Indiana
Died October 12, 1933

EDUCATION
San Diego Commercial College
State Bar Admission April 4, 1892

JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE
Presiding Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division 2
October 4, 1926 - October 12, 1933, Appointed by Governor Richardson

Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division 2
January 3, 1921 - October 4, 1926, by election

Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court
August 18, 1913 – December 31, 1920, Appointed by Governor Hiram W. Johnson

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Chairman, Board of Freeholders to frame charter for Los Angeles County, 1912

Member, Committee to Revise Los Angeles City Charter, 1910 – 1911

First Assistant City Attorney, Los Angeles, California, 1907 - 1909

Member, California Assembly, 1899 - 1901

Charter member