Xenia Ohio News

Governor DeWine Appoints Lewis to Second District Court of Appeals

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced the appointment of Ronald C. Lewis to the Second District Court of Appeals.

Lewis, of Xenia, will assume office on Jan. 20, 2022 and will be filling the upcoming judicial vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Michael T. Hall. Lewis must run for election in November 2022 to retain the seat.

Lewis has served as the Xenia Municipal Court judge since January 2020, and prior to that, spent time as a city prosecutor for the City of Trotwood.

He also worked for over 19 years as the city prosecutor and law director for the City of Xenia after working in private practice and starting as a law clerk to Justice Alice Resnick.

Lewis received his law degree from Ohio Northern University's College of Law, and undergraduate degree from Ohio Northern University.

He served as a board member for the Dayton Masonic Learning Center, Greene County Family Violence Prevention Center and the Community Network for Behavioral Health, Glen Helen, and was a board member and president elect of the Xenia Rotary. Lewis also is active at the Faith Community United Methodist Church.

Posted December 27, 2021