Tiffany Yahr
2023 - Present
2031
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Tiffany Yahr is a judge of the Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court Family Court 6th Division. She assumed office on January 2, 2023. Her current term ends on January 6, 2031.
Yahr ran for election for judge of the Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court Family Court 6th Division. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Yahr completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Lexington, Kentucky (2022)
General election
General election for Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court Family Court 6th Division
Tiffany Yahr defeated incumbent Carl Devine in the general election for Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court Family Court 6th Division on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tiffany Yahr (Nonpartisan)  | 50.1 | 36,082 |
 | Carl Devine (Nonpartisan) | 49.9 | 35,946 | |
| Total votes: 72,028 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Carl Devine and Tiffany Yahr advanced from the primary for Kentucky 22nd Circuit Court Family Court 6th Division.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tiffany Yahr completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Yahr's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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During the first half of my career, I worked in private practice, primarily in family law, and represented clients in divorces, child custody, and domestic violence actions. I also represented parents and children in dependency, neglect, and abuse cases as well as termination of parental rights cases and adoptions.
In 2015, I transitioned to public service with the Cabinet for Health & Family Services as a regional attorney and then an attorney supervisor. As a CHFS attorney, I represent social workers and support their work for children in foster care as well as collaborate with community partners to facilitate positive outcomes for families involved in the court system. I also supervise all CHFS regional attorneys on the eastern half of the state and work to help shape statewide child welfare policies.
- The highest priority for me as a judge is ensuring all persons have equal justice under the law. The presiding judge is responsible for ensuring every person entering the courtroom is afforded all due process rights regardless of any individualized factors. In family court, the judge is also charged with issuing equitable rulings, taking into consideration any barriers or challenges a family may have. Family court is not a punitive court so equitable application of the law is essential for successful outcomes.I believe these are all pieces of ensuring a family court participant receives equal justice under the law.
- Additionally, I believe a family court judge has a the responsibility to ensure children and families are safe and decisions are made with their best interest in mind. I have worked in child welfare for the majority of my career and my experience in child welfare has given me the skills and tools to see what our families need and work to facilitate safer homes for our children.
- I also believe it is vital to ensure the family court is connected to our community and that it works collaboratively with community partners. The governing laws of family court allow for a considerable amount of teamwork amongst stakeholders in the community and to support and uplift families. It's essential for a family court judge to have experience working with other service providers.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, Western District of Kentucky
State courts:
Kentucky Supreme Court • Kentucky Court of Appeals • Kentucky Circuit Courts • Kentucky District Courts • Kentucky Family Court
State resources:
Courts in Kentucky • Kentucky judicial elections • Judicial selection in Kentucky
