Bill Lewis

On August 12, 2025, President Trump nominated Bill Lewis to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. He was confirmed on October 27, 2025.

Biography 

Bill Lewis earned his B.A. from the University of the South in 1996-2000 and his J.D. from the Cumberland School of Law in 2000-2003.

Legal Experience 

Bill Lewis began his legal career clerking for Judge John Bush (2003–2004) before serving as an Assistant District Attorney in Alabama’s Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (2004–2005). He then entered private practice, first as an associate attorney at the Law Office of Jeff Courtney (2005–2006), and later as a general practitioner at his own firm, the Law Office of Bill Lewis (2006–2016).

In 2016, Lewis was elected Circuit Judge for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, where he served until 2024. He was then elevated to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals (2024–2025). In 2025, he was appointed Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, where he currently serves.

Key Facts 

In a presentation on artificial intelligence and the legal profession, Justice Lewis asserted that “the survival of our nation depends on the use of originalism as a judicial approach,” further claiming that members of the legal community who do not adopt originalism are “result oriented” and undermine “the standards of a civil society.” Lewis has also stated that “there is no race in the law,” signaling his commitment to a so-called “color-blind” approach. This framework has historically been invoked to weaken civil rights protections and to dismiss the disparate impact laws have on racial minorities.