Media Coverage Publication

Noteworthy Media Coverage and Publications

• The National Law Journal, Quoted, “Judge Theodore McKee Taking Senior Status, Giving Biden His First Vacancy on 3rd Circuit,” August 05, 2021
• Task Force on Judicial Selection, Signatory, “Above the Fray: Changing the Stakes of Supreme Court Selection and Enhancing Legitimacy,” July 8, 2021
• Pittsburgh Public Radio WESA, Quoted, “Criminal Justice Was Key Rallying Point for Progressives Who Triumphed in This Week’s Primary,” May 21, 2021
• Dispute Resolution Magazine, Quoted, “Is a Neutral Party-Appointed Arbitrator an Oxymoron?” June 4, 2021
• Bloomberg Law, Quoted, “Diversifying Appellate World Means Starting at the Beginning,” December 23, 2020
• CBS Pittsburgh, Appearance, “Timothy Lewis Reflects on the Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” September 18, 2020
• Law360, Quoted, “Roger Stone Judge Strikes Blow for Judicial Independence,” February 20, 2020
• NBC10 @Issue, Appearance, “Proposed Equal Justice Center in Philadelphia,” January 5, 2020
• The Philadelphia Citizen, Author, “Guest Commentary: An Important Endeavor for Justice,” December 18, 2019
• MSNBC’s The Beat with Ari Melber, Appearance, “Trump and Ukraine: The Impeachment Crisis,” October 14, 2019
• International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (“CPR”), Appearance, “The Importance of CPR and Membership in the Organization,” November 14, 2018
• Project on Government Oversight (“POGO”) Podcast, Interview, “An Interview with the Honorable Timothy K. Lewis,” September 19, 2018
• The Brookings Institution, Co-Author, “Unresolved Recusal Issues Require a Pause in the Kavanaugh Hearings,” September 4, 2018
• Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation, Author, “Promoting Diversity in Mediation,” June 2018
• The Pennsylvania Lawyer, Author, “Joey: Living in the Spirit of the Constitution,” March/April 2018
• The National Law Journal, Author, “Safeguarding a Defendant’s Core Right to Maintain His Innocence,” January 9, 2018
• MSNBC’s The Beat with Ari Melber, Appearance, “Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia Investigation,” December 6, 2017
• Texas Lawyer, Author, “High Court Should Hold Strong on Sixth Amendment,” October 26, 2017
• MSNBC’s The Beat with Ari Melber, Appearance, “Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia Investigation,” July 25, 2017
• CBS News Pittsburgh, Appearance, “The Dollar Bank Historical Collection,” April 4, 2017
• Review of the Record of Judge Neil Gorsuch, Nominee for the Supreme Court of the United States, Meeting with Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa), March 2017
• Voice of America News, International Edition, “Supreme Court Vacancy,” January 8, 2017
• Project on Government Oversight (“POGO”), Co-Signer, The Constitution Project Amicus Brief, 2015
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Quoted, “Former Pittsburgh Federal Prosecutor, Judge Join Bipartisan Criticism of FBI Director Comey,” October 31, 2016
• The Philadelphia Inquirer, Quoted, “From White House Pulpit: Philly Lawyer Tim Lewis Pushes SCOTUS Nominee Garland,” July 30, 2016
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Quoted, “Retired Pittsburgh Judge Joins Biden in Calling for Action on Stalled Supreme Court Nomination,” July 30, 2016
• Bloomberg Law, Quoted, “SCOTUS Losing Authority as Vacancy Persists, Former Judge Says,” June 23, 2016
• The Philadelphia Inquirer, Profile, “History Contradicts Party-line Animosity,” June 10, 2016
• The Legal Intelligencer, Co-Author, “Courts Should Review Bankruptcy Equitable Mootness Doctrine,” June 8, 2016
• CNN, Author, “Mr. Trump, a Real Leader Shows Respect for the Law,” June 7, 2016
• Dispute Resolution Journal, Profile, “Profiles in ADR: Timothy K. Lewis,” Spring 2016
• Dickinson School of Law Yearbook on Arbitration and Mediation, Co-Author, “Refining Inherent Power: Belated Thoughts on the Second Circuit’s Decision in ReliaStar,” 2015 Edition
• USA Today, Co-Author, “Supreme Court Must Stand against Race Bias,” April 21, 2016
• The Legal Intelligencer, Quoted, Big-Name Criminal Defenses Offer Pressure and Reward for Schnader,” February 24, 2016
• The Philadelphia Inquirer, Author, ““Lawyers’ Ad against Court Candidate Is Disgraceful”,” October 26, 2015
• Law360, Quoted, “Ex-3rd Circ. Judge Rips Complacency on Race Inequity,” June 9, 2015
• Dispute Resolution Journal, Co-Author, “The Dismal State of Diversity: Mapping a Chart for Change”,” Fall 2014
• ABC News, Quoted, “Suing Obama: GOP-Led House Gives the Go-Ahead,” July 30, 2014
• MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, Appearance, “President Obama’s Drug Offender Pardon Plan,” June 2, 2014
• MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry Show, Appearance, “Prison Reform,” March 2, 2014
• The New York Times, Co-Author, “Judicial Discretion Can Help the Poor,” February 18, 2014
• Associated Press, Quoted, “Holder Goes After Mandatory Federal Drug Sentences,” August 12, 2013
• New Pittsburgh Courier, Quoted, “NAACP Presidents Call for Youth Involvement,” March 20, 2013
• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Quoted, “Simmons Blazed Trail to Bench,” February 25, 2013
• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Quoted, Hot-Button Cases Ahead for Supreme Court,” September 3, 2012
• NBC 10 Philadelphia, CNN, ESPN, Fox News, USA Today, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Quoted from Press Conference to Voice Disagreement with the Freeh Report, August 22, 2012
• The Morning Call, Author, “It’s Time to Fill Judicial Vacancies,” February 27, 2012
• The Philadelphia Inquirer, Author, “Act with Dispatch to Ease Federal Courts’ Vacancy Burden,” February 6, 2012
• The Huffington Post, “Justice Shouldn’t Be Just for the Rich,” October 19, 2011
• Constitution Daily, Author, “‘Black Like Me’: Is Racism Poisoning Our Political Debate?” October 12, 2011
• The Peter Jennings Project Blog, “The Federal Court Nominations Battles: Have We Considered the Consequences?” September 8, 2011
• Thomson Reuters, Quoted, “Ruemmler’s Inside the Beltway Credentials,” June 2, 2011
• NPR Morning Edition, Quoted, “Judge Nominations Refiled as Vacancies Affect Courts,” January 7, 2011
• Politico, Co-Author, “Let’s Fix Judicial Nominee Process,” November 18, 2010
• For the Defense, Co-Author, “The Benefits of Moot Courts: From the Perspectives of an Arguing Attorney and a Judge,” November 2010
• National Law Journal, Co-Author, “Always a Judicial Function,” March 22, 2010
• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Quoted, “Hearings to Deal with Left, Right Divide on Sotomayor’s Role,” July 13, 2009
• NPR Morning Edition, Quoted, “Report Calls Out Flaws in Public Defender System,” April 15, 2009
• Dispute Resolution Journal, Interview, “Striving for Diversity in ADR & Why It Matters,” February–April 2008 Edition
• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Quoted, “Pittsburgh Judge Will Remain on Wecht Case,” April 13, 2007
• The Philadelphia Inquirer, Quoted, “Old Pa. Death Sentences Getting New Day in Court,” March 18, 2007
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Quoted, “U.S. Appeals Court Freezes Wecht’s Trial,” September 19, 2006
• The Washington Post, Mentioned, “Justices to Review Reimposed Death Sentence,” October 7, 2006
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Co-Author, “Protect Our Rights,” September 26, 2006
• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Quoted, “Bush Nominates Area Judge to Appeals Court,” September 14, 2006
• Philadelphia Bar Reporter, Quoted, “Insiders Offer Glimpse into Alito Confirmation,” May 2006
• Los Angeles Times, Quoted, “Nominee Has Some Unexpected Supporters—Liberals Who Have Worked with Samuel A. Alito Jr. Say He Is Fair, not a Rigid Ideologue,” November 2, 2005
• The Legal Intelligencer, Quoted, “Conservative, but No ‘Scalito’,” November 1, 2005
• The New York Times, Quoted, “Court Nominee Is a Strong Conservative on a Liberal Bench,” October 31, 2005” (also published on CNN.com)
• Los Angeles Times, Author, “A Black Defendant, A Racist Juror,” May 19, 2005