Terry P. Lewis

Terry Lewis

Terry P. Lewis

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Profile

Education

  • Florida State University College of Law, J.D., with honors, 1976
  • Florida State University, B.A., 1973

Practice Areas

Experience

Admitted

  • The Florida Bar, 1976

Public Service

  • Leon County Judge, 1988-1998
  • Circuit Judge, Second Judicial Circuit, 1998-2019

Professional Recognition

  • Judge of the Year, Florida Law Related Education Association
  • Judge Harvey Ford Leadership Award
  • Trial Judge of the Year Award, American Board of Trial Advocates, Tallahassee Chapter

Community

Professional Associations

  • Inns of Court
  • Justice Teaching Institute
  • Florida Court Education Council
  • Committee on Trial Court Performance and Accountability
  • Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions in Civil Cases
  • Founding Judge for Leon County Teen Court
  • Faculty at Florida Judicial College
  • College of Advanced Judicial Studies and Judicial Conference Education Program
  • Chair of the Education Committees for the County and Circuit Court Conferences
  • Dean of Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies
  • Presenter for CLE Programs
  • Adjunct Professor at Florida State University, College of Law

Active

  • Leadership Tallahassee
  • Leadership Florida
  • YMCA, Board of Directors
  • Tallahassee Rotary Club, President
  • Kids Voting, Special Consultant and Volunteer
  • Leon County Whole Child Project
  • Volunteer for High School
  • Collegiate and Law School Mock Trial Competitions
  • Drafted Mock Trial Case for 2004 National High School Mock Trial Competition