Bill Lewis (judge)

Bill Lewis is an American judge who has served as an associate justice on the Alabama Supreme Court since 2025.

Bill Lewis
Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office May 20, 2025
Preceded by	Jay Mitchell
Judge of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals
In office February 1, 2024 – May, 20, 2025
Preceded by	William C. Thompson
Succeeded by	Ben Bowden
Alabama Circuit Court Judge for the 19th Judicial Circuit Place 1
In office 2016 – February 29, 2024
Succeeded by	Patrick Pinkston
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Education	University of the South (BA) Samford University (JD)

Career

Lewis served as an Alabama Circuit Court judge for the 19th Circuit from 2016 until he was appointed to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals on February 29, 2024 by Kay Ivey.^[1][2]

Following the resignation of Jay Mitchell to run for Attorney General, Lewis was appointed as a justice on the Supreme Court of Alabama by Kay Ivey.^[3][4]

Electoral history

2018 Alabama's 19th judicial circuit election, place 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Lewis	47,996	98.66
	Write-in		653	1.34
Total votes			48,649	100.00