Walter Pettus Gewin (December 9, 1908 – May 15, 1981) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Born in Nanafalia, Alabama, Gewin received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Birmingham–Southern College in 1930, a Bachelor of Library Science from Emory University in 1932, and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1935.
[1] Gewin received a recess appointment from President John F. Kennedy on October 5, 1961, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 75 Stat.
He was nominated to the same position by President Kennedy on January 15, 1962.
He was a Judge of the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals from 1977 to 1981.