John Lewis (judge)

John Vernon Radcliffe Lewis (14 February 1917 – 4 May 1993) was a Southern Rhodesian and Zimbabwean lawyer and judge.

He was the son of the judge Vernon Arthur Lewis.

[1][2] He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford.

He continued to serve on the bench after the transition to majority rule on the High Court of Zimbabwe.

[1] In 1980, he briefly served as acting Chief Justice, like his father had done.