Shelt Michael Lewis is from Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He has a bachelor 27s degree in political science and a law degree from the University of Kentucky. 

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Shelt Michael Lewis is from Louisville, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Louisville and a law degree from the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law. He lives with his wife and their three kids in Cecilia, Kentucky, and attends St. James Catholic Church.

Shelt is a lawyer in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He specializes in personal injury, family law, and criminal law. 

Shelt is an assistant attorney for the Hardin County Attorney's Office and the owner and attorney for Shelt Michael Lewis, Attorney At Law. He previously worked as a law clerk for Anggelis & Gordon, PLLC, Kentucky's 30th Judicial Circuit, and the Jessamine County Attorney's Office, and a senior technician/trainer for L&L Services, Inc. He served in the U.S. Army for five years and the Kentucky Army National Guard for two years as military police.

Shelt Michael Lewis's campaign for Hardin County district court judge, Kentucky's 9th Judicial District, Division 1, is his first time running for public office.

Plans to run his courtroom efficiently to make sure citizens do not miss work longer than necessary.

- Plans to run his courtroom efficiently to make sure citizens do not miss work longer than necessary.

Judicial Administration

Believes a judge must care about public safety, along with the people in their courtroom by providing compassion.

Believes justice should be accessible, fair, and consistent.

- Believes a judge must care about public safety, along with the people in their courtroom by providing compassion.
- Believes justice should be accessible, fair, and consistent.

Judicial Philosophy

As of March 10, 2026, Shelt Michael Lewis did not have a website or any information online.

Community Involvement

Ethics & Conduct

As an assistant attorney for the Hardin County Attorney's Office for four years, oversees civil and criminal prosecutions, presents pre-trial motions in court, prepares cases for trial, produces legal research, opinions, and documents, and conducts interviews with victims, witnesses, and law enforcement officials.

As the attorney for Shelt Michael Lewis, Attorney At Law for six years, researches, drafts, and files legal documents, and provides defense and counsel to clients, specializing in family law, probate and estate planning, land use and zoning, boundary-line and timber disputes, criminal defense, and trust and fiduciary-duty litigation.

- As an assistant attorney for the Hardin County Attorney's Office for four years, oversees civil and criminal prosecutions, presents pre-trial motions in court, prepares cases for trial, produces legal research, opinions, and documents, and conducts interviews with victims, witnesses, and law enforcement officials.
- As the attorney for Shelt Michael Lewis, Attorney At Law for six years, researches, drafts, and files legal documents, and provides defense and counsel to clients, specializing in family law, probate and estate planning, land use and zoning, boundary-line and timber disputes, criminal defense, and trust and fiduciary-duty litigation.

Legal Experience

Shelt Michael Lewis

As an attorney, Lewis has worked in multiple areas of law, including criminal defense, family law, civil litigation, and personal injury.

As of March 10, 2026, Shelt Michael Lewis’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- District court judges hear civil, criminal, and juvenile cases, as well as, small claims (involving $2,500 or less), landlord eviction cases, and cases related to domestic violence and abuse. 
- In Kentucky, there are 116 district court judges serving in 60 judicial districts.
- District court judges are elected for four-year terms in nonpartisan elections. Vacancies can be filled by the governor's appointment, with staggered elections ensuring that only some judges are elected each year.
- District court judges earn ​$141,761 annually. 