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==Background==
==Background==
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 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, where he is interred at East Hill Cemeter.<ref>Obituary of Tryon E. "Bud" Lewis, ''The Odessa American,'' June 5, 2003.</ref><ref name=tebl/>
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>