After his departure from Congress, Ewart served as a Judge of the Henderson County Criminal Court from 1895 to 1896.[1] He was a Judge of the North Carolina Superior Court for the Twelfth Judicial District from 1897 to 1898.[1]
Federal judicial service
Ewart was nominated by President McKinley to the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina on January 27, 1898, but the United States Senate never voted on his nomination.[1]
Ewart received a recess appointment from President William McKinley on July 13, 1898, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina vacated by Judge Robert P. Dick.[1] He was nominated to the same position by President McKinley on December 13, 1898.[1] His service terminated on March 3, 1899, after his nomination was not confirmed by the United States Senate, which never voted on his nomination.[1] Ewart received a second recess appointment from President McKinley on April 13, 1899, to the seat vacated by himself.[1] He was nominated to the same position by President McKinley on December 19, 1899.[1] His service terminated on June 7, 1900, after his nomination was not confirmed by the Senate, which never voted on his nomination.[1]
Later career and death
Following his departure from the federal bench, Ewart resumed private practice in Hendersonville.[1] He was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1911 to 1913.[1] He continued private practice in Chicago, Illinois from 1916 to 1918.[1] He died on April 28, 1918, in Chicago.[1] He was interred in Oakdale Cemetery in Hendersonville.[2]
