Bill Lewis

Billy Wayne Lewis Jr. (known professionally as Bill Lewis) (born 1978) is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama since 2025. He briefly served as an associate justice on the Alabama Supreme Court in mid-2025.

Early life and education

Lewis was born Billy Wayne Lewis II in 1978 in Darmstadt, West Germany. He was valedictorian of his high school class at Wetumpka High School in 1996. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of the South in 2000 and his Juris Doctor at Samford University Cumberland School of Law in 2003. he started in 2006. He practiced civil law, personal injury law, and family law. Following the resignation of Jay Mitchell to run for state Attorney General, Lewis was appointed as associate justice on the Supreme Court of Alabama by Governor Ivey. On October 1, 2025, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send his nomination to the full U.S. Senate by a 14–8 vote. On October 22, 2025, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 60–39 vote. On October 27, 2025, his nomination was confirmed by a 58–40 vote. He received his judicial commission on November 6, 2025.

Lewis resides in Wetumpka, Alabama.

Electoral history