On Monday, the U.S. Senate voted 58-40 to confirm Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Bill Lewis to serve as the next U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama.
Lewis received unanimous support from Senate Republicans, with five Democrats and independent Sen. Angus King, I-ME, also voting in favor of his confirmation.
Alabama’s U.S. Sens. Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville released public statements celebrating Lewis’s confirmation following the vote.
“Today, the Senate confirmed Justice Bill Lewis, another of President Trump’s outstanding judicial nominees, to serve as a federal district court judge in the Middle District of Alabama,” said Britt. “Throughout his career, he has served our great state with distinction… I was proud to vote to confirm him today.”
“Congratulations to Bill Lewis on his confirmation,” Tuberville wrote in an X post. “Look forward to the excellent work he will do as the next U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama.”
Lewis’s judicial career has seen a meteoric rise in recent years.
Beginning his career as an Elmore County circuit judge, Lewis was appointed to the state’s court of civil appeals by Gov. Kay Ivey in February of 2024. Then in May of this year, Ivey appointed Lewis to the Alabama Supreme Court, making him the first Black Republican justice in state history.
Prior to serving as a judge, Lewis worked as an assistant district attorney in the 19th Judicial Circuit, serving Autauga, Chilton and Elmore counties. Lewis subsequently established a private practice in Wetumpka before succeeding Elmore County Circuit Judge John Bush who retired in 2016.
Lewis will now serve a lifetime appointment presiding over the Middle District of Alabama, which includes the cities of Montgomery and Dothan.
Lewis’s confirmation comes just a week after the Senate confirmed Hal Mooty to serve as U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama.
