Background
Lewis, Thomas Proctor was born on March 26, 1930 in Ashland, Kentucky, United States. Son of Blaine and Hallie Maud (Heal) Lewis.
Lewis, Thomas Proctor was born on March 26, 1930 in Ashland, Kentucky, United States. Son of Blaine and Hallie Maud (Heal) Lewis.
Bachelor of Arts Kentucky, 1959. Bachelor of Laws, University Kentucky, 1954. Doctor of Juridical Science, Harvard University, 1964.
Assistant professor of law, University Kentucky, 1957-1959;
associate professor, U. Kentucky, 1959-1960;
professor, U. Kentucky, 1961-1965;
academic assistant to president, U. Kentucky, 1964-1965;
dean College of Law, U. Kentucky, 1976-1982;
professor, U. Kentucky, 1982-1998;
professor emeritus, U. Kentucky, since 1998;
professor of law, University of Minnesota, 1965-1972;
professor of law, Boston University, 1972-1976. Of counsel Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, 1982-1986. Visiting professor University of Chicago, 1962, U. Washington, 1963-1964.
Labor arbitrator, since 1965. Special justice Kentucky Supreme Court, 1995, 97.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1954-1957. Member Kentucky Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, National Academy Arbitrators, American Law Institute (life), Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Nancy Ann Magruder, September 27, 1949 (deceased 1984). Children: Jean, Catherine, Jennifer, Blaine. Married Myrtle Blakley, January 3, 1998.