Justice Bill Lewis

Alabama Supreme Court

Justice Bill Lewis currently serves on the Alabama Supreme Court following his service on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. Prior to his appellate tenure, he served as the Presiding Judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit, where he had been a Circuit Judge since 2016. Before taking the bench, he was the senior partner of the Law Offices of Bill Lewis, a firm he founded, and he previously served as an Assistant District Attorney for the 19th Judicial Circuit. With experience as a prosecutor; defense attorney; and civil, family, and administrative-law practitioner in both state and federal courts across three states, Justice Lewis is among the few judges in Alabama with such a broad legal background. He has tried thousands of cases—including bench and jury trials and capital litigation.

Justice Lewis earned undergraduate degrees in political science and economics from the University of the South and received his law degree from the Cumberland School of Law. Justice Lewis is an active leader in community and charitable work. He has held leadership roles with the Alabama Circuit Judges Association and the Elmore County Bar Association and has served on the boards of several local organizations, including the River Region United Way and the Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce.