U.S. Senate confirms Bill Lewis to serve as Alabama federal judge

U.S. Senate confirms Bill Lewis to serve as Alabama federal judge

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 confirmatio…

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Alabama Supreme Court Justice Bill Lewis confirmed for seat on federal bench

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Alabama Supreme Court Justice Bill Lewis to serve as a federal district judge in the Middle District of Alabama. Lewis has served as a circuit judge in Alabama’s 19th Judicial Circuit and as a judge on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals before taking his current role as an associate justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Alabama’s U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt had recommended Lewis for the judgeship.…