Tiffany Palmer
Tiffany Palmer (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. Palmer assumed office on January 6, 2020. Palmer's current term ends on January 7, 2030.
Palmer (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. Palmer won in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Palmer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Palmer obtained an undergraduate degree from Northern Arizona University in 1994. She earned a J.D. from Rutgers Law School and a master of science in public policy from Rutgers University in 1998.[1]
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2019)
General election
General election for Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tiffany Palmer (D)  | 15.0 | 225,978 |
| ✔ |  | Jennifer Schultz (D) | 14.5 | 219,027 |
| ✔ |  | Anthony Kyriakakis (D) | 14.4 | 217,169 |
| ✔ | James Crumlish III (D) | 14.2 | 213,568 | |
| ✔ | Carmella Jacquinto (D) | 14.2 | 213,131 | |
| ✔ | Joshua Roberts (D) | 14.0 | 210,335 | |
| ✔ | Crystal Powell (D) | 13.7 | 206,091 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 779 | ||
| Total votes: 1,506,078 | |||
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Endorsements
Palmer was endorsed by The Philadelphia Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Philadelphia Gay News. She was also endorsed by Pennsylvania State Reps. Malcolm Kenyatta (D), Elizabeth Fiedler, Christopher Rabb, and former Governor Ed Rendell (D). The following organizations endorsed Palmer:[2]
- Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club
- Pennsylvania National Organization for Women
- AFSCME District Council 47
- The Philadelphia Fire Fighters’ and Paramedics’ Union Local 22
- LGBTQ Victory Fund
- Reclaim Philadelphia
- Philly for Change
- Grassroots Advocacy for South Philadelphia
- First Ward Democrats
- Second Ward Democrats
- Fifth Ward Democrats
- Ninth Ward Democrats
- 18th Ward Democrats
- 8th Ward Democratic Executive Committee
- Philadelphia 27th Ward Democratic Committee
- 30th Ward Democratic Committee
- Ironworkers Local #401
- 215 People’s Alliance
- Americans for Democratic Action
- Temple Association of University Professionals
- Fairmount Votes
- Make the Road
- Teamsters Local 115
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tiffany Palmer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Palmer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Tiffany L. Palmer has dedicated her legal career to the achievement of social justice and equality in the field of family law, adoption and assisted reproductive technology law. Her work has helped create major advances in the legal rights of LGBTQ families in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Twenty-one years ago, Tiffany founded the first LGBT family law direct services program in the nation, which was housed at a Philadelphia nonprofit and funded through an Equal Justice Works fellowship. Tiffany has served as the Director of the Family Law Institute of the National LGBT Bar Association and is a fellow of the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys. In 2019, she received the Leading Practitioner Award from the National LGBT Bar Association and the Hazel Gluck Public Service Award from the Center for American Women and Politics. She also received the Mary Philbrook Public Interest Law Service Award from her alma mater, Rutgers Law School, in 2014.
- Equal Justice
- Compassion
- Access to Justice
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on November 6, 2019
- ↑ Tiffany Palmer 2019 campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed November 8, 2019
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania
State courts:
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania Superior Court • Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court • Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas • Pennsylvania Magisterial Districts
State resources:
Courts in Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania judicial elections • Judicial selection in Pennsylvania
