Wings of Ma’at and the Scales of Justice

Some consider the modern legal system to have its origins in the Ancient Egyptian principles of Ma’at which are Order, Righteousness, Justice, Balance, Harmony, and Truth. As an attorney, Chester I. Lewis, Jr. embodied these principles to work rightly and lead a life of Integrity.

The Karmic scales of Ma’at weigh the human heart as a vessel containing thoughts, feelings, desires, and unconscious memories against a feather of truth and purity. At the base of the scales, the lotus flower represents an end to things and a new beginning each day.

Designed by Philip and Ellamonique Baccus with the House of Sharp and Armando Minjarez.

For more information, visit the Wichita Public Library's page on Chester I. Lewis.