Judge Lewis serves as Circuit Court Judge, Place 1, for the 19th Judicial Circuit and also currently serves as the Circuit’s Presiding Judge. Prior to becoming Circuit Judge in October of 2016, Judge Lewis was the senior partner of the Lewis Law Firm, a firm he started in 2006.  Judge Lewis served as Assistant District Attorney for the 19th Judicial Circuit, before going into private practice, making him one of the few Judges in the State of Alabama that has served as a prosecutor and defense attorney in criminal cases.  Judge Lewis also practiced civil and family law, and over his legal career has went to trial on thousands of cases.

Judge Lewis receive his undergraduate degrees in political science and economics from the University of the South. He received his law degree from the Cumberland School of Law. He was licensed to practice in the State and Federal Courts in Alabama and Tennessee and has also practiced law in Florida prior to becoming a Circuit Judge.

Judge Lewis currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Alabama Circuit Judges Association and has served as President of the Elmore County Bar Association, a member of the Federal Criminal Justice Act Panel, and on the Boards of Directors of the River Region United Way, the Elmore County Community Foundation, and the Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce. He is also a graduate of Leadership, Elmore County, as well as many other community and charitable organizations.