Wilma A Lewis at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. District Judge
- Court
- District Court of the Virgin Islands
- Jurisdiction
- U.S. Virgin Islands · Federal
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2011–present
Wilma A Lewis
U.S. District Judge · District Court of the Virgin Islands
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Private Practice (1981–1986): Associate at Steptoe & Johnson in Washington, D.C.
- U.S. Attorney’s Office (1986–1993): Assistant U.S. Attorney for D.C., rising to Deputy Chief of the Civil Division.
- U.S. Department of the Interior (1993–1995): Associate Solicitor, General Law Division.
- Inspector General, DOI (1995–1998): First Black woman to hold this role.
- U.S. Attorney for D.C. (1998–2001): First woman in this position.
- Private Sector: Partner at Crowell & Moring (2001–2007), Managing Associate General Counsel at Freddie Mac (2007–2008).
- Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (2009–2011): Led initiatives for the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
- Wilma Antoinette Lewis (born June 28, 1956, in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Virgin Islands, currently on recall for continued service through February 16, 2026.
- Adjunct faculty, George Washington University National Law Center
- Chair, District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics
- United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
- Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Interior
- Associate Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior
- Associate and partner, Private sector legal practice
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, Virgin Islands, 2011-present
- Notice - The Honorable Wilma A. Lewis Takes Senior Status and is Recalled for an Additional Year | District Court of the Virgin Islands | Home District Court of the Virgin Islands Honorable Robert A. Molloy, Chief Judge - Glenda L. Lake, Esq., Clerk Search form You are here Notice - The Honorable Wilma A. Lewis Takes Senior Status and is Recalled for an Additional Year The Honorable Robert A. Molloy, Chief Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands, announces that the Honorable Wilma A. Lewis elected to take senior status as a Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands.
- Wilma A. Lewis - Ballotpedia Prior to joining the court, Lewis was the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management at the United States Department of the Interior, a post she assumed in 2009.
- She joined the court in 2011 after a nomination from President Barack Obama (D).
- Senior Status effective February 15, 2025, but recalled for one more year. She is the first woman to serve as both a federal district judge and chief judge in the Virgin Islands.
- Chief Judge (2013–2021).
- Appointed to the District Court of the Virgin Islands by President Barack Obama on March 2, 2011; confirmed June 30, 2011.
Education
- Swarthmore College · B.A.
- Harvard Law School · J.D.
Courtroom rules and guidance
No applicable courtroom procedure is currently documented in the indexed public sources.
Sources
U.S. District Court for the District of Virgin Islands current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/10023/wilma-a-lewis/