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==Background==
==Background==
Lewis was born to Tryon Eugene "Bud" Lewis (1911–2003)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77494593/tryon-eugene-lewis|title=Tryon Eugene "Bud" Lewis|publisher=Findagrave|accessdate=April 7, 2020}}</ref> and the former Erma Lea Beauchamp in Kermit in Winkler County. The senior Lewis was descended from a pioneer ranching family from Fort Stockton in Pecos County. His work in the [[petroleum]] exploration industry required several early moves for the Lewis family, who relocated in 1952 to Odessa in the oil-rich Permian Basin of West Texas. Lewis has two sisters, Barbara Southern and Ann Elizabeth Smith. Bud and Erma Lewis retired in 1980 to Fort Stockton.<ref>Obituary of Tryon E. "Bud" Lewis, ''The Odessa American,'' June 5, 2003.</ref>
Lewis was born to Tryon Eugene "Bud" Lewis (1911–2003)<ref name=tebl>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77494593/tryon-eugene-lewis|title=Tryon Eugene "Bud" Lewis|publisher=Findagrave|accessdate=April 7, 2020}}</ref> and the former Erma Lea Beauchamp in Kermit in Winkler County. The senior Lewis was descended from a pioneer ranching family from Fort Stockton in Pecos County. His work in the [[petroleum]] exploration industry required several early moves for the Lewis family, who relocated in 1952 to Odessa in the oil-rich Permian Basin of West Texas. Lewis has two sisters, Barbara Southern and Ann Elizabeth Smith. Bud and Erma Lewis retired in 1980 to Fort Stockton.<ref>Obituary of Tryon E. "Bud" Lewis, ''The Odessa American,'' June 5, 2003.</ref>
Lewis attended Odessa College, a community college, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]]. He obtained the [[Juris Doctor]]ate from [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Baylor University]] Law School in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], Texas. Since 1973, he has been a partner in the law firm Atkins, Hollman, Jones, Peacock, Lewis, and Lyon. From 1985 to 2006, he was judge of the Texas 161st District Court.<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=102049|title=Tryon Lewis' Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 7, 2020}}</ref>
Lewis attended Odessa College, a community college, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]]. He obtained the [[Juris Doctor]]ate from [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Baylor University]] Law School in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], Texas. Since 1973, he has been a partner in the law firm Atkins, Hollman, Jones, Peacock, Lewis, and Lyon. From 1985 to 2006, he was judge of the Texas 161st District Court.<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=102049|title=Tryon Lewis' Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 7, 2020}}</ref>