1943
Born to George Weber Lewis and Marianne (Parsons) Lewis in Buffalo, WY.
1961
Graduates from Johnson Co. High School in Buffalo, WY and receives the Thom Scholarship.
1963
Is involved in Dartmouth College’s Foreign Study Program in Montpelier and Dijon, France.
1965
Earns a BA from Dartmouth College; Is an English assistant at Lycee Pothier in Orleans, France through a French gov. grant until 1966.
1968
Teaches French language and literature at the University of New Hampshire and Oyster River High School in Durham, NH until 1971.
1969
Achieves a Master of Arts in Teaching in French from Harvard University.
1971
Joins the New Hampshire League of Craftsmen as an Artist Blacksmith.
1977
Becomes a member of the Sierra Club.
1978
Obtains a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Mississippi; Is elected president of the Mississippi Sierra Club.
1978
Is admitted to the Mississippi Bar; Works as a lawyer for Lewis Law Firm, a role he continues today.
1981
Is an associate at Hill, Lewis & Bell, now known as Hill Lewis & Wrenn, LLC until 1983.
1983
Works as an associate at Hill & Lewis, now known as Hill Lewis & Wrenn, LLC until 1986.
1986
Serves as an associate at Holcomb, Dunbar, Connell, Chaffin & Willard until 1987.
1987
Is appointed chairman of the Lafayette County Democratic Executive Committee until 1991.
1989
Sits on the board of directors for the ACLU of Mississippi until 1990.
1990
Is involved with the Mississippi Association for Children with Learning Disabilities until 1991.
1991
Is the CJA criminal defense training coordinator for the Northern Judicial District of Mississippi until 2002.
1995
Serves as the CJA panel representative at national conferences until 2003.
1999
Joins the Institutional Review Board at the University of Mississippi and continues in the position until 2019.