About Timothy N. Philpot
Timothy Neil Philpot (Tim Philpot, born March 18, 1951) is an American lawyer, author and judge. He was elected to serve as a family court circuit judge in Fayette County, Kentucky in 2004, and again in 2006 and 2014, in the latter case with a term expiring in January 2023. He previously served as a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate from 1993 to 1998 and as the president of Christian Business Men's Connection from 1996 to 2003. As a judge, Philpot has been criticized for writing opinion pieces on the law surrounding same-sex marriage but has also been defended as not being someone to allow his social views to influence his judicial decisions. Philpot is an author of a semi-autobiographical novel drawing on cases he has heard and his experiences as a judge, explored from his socially conservative Methodist perspective. == Early life == Timothy Niel Philpot was born March 18, 1951, the son of Ford and Virginia Philpot, is a lifelong resident of Lexington, Kentucky. His father was a minister in the United Methodist Church and the producer of The Story, the first religious television program broadcast in color. Philpot received his Bachelor of Science degree in history in 1974 and his Juris Doctor in 1977, both from the University of Kentucky. == Career == === Trial law === Philpot worked as a trial lawyer for more than 26 years. He specialized in employment law, family law and civil rights cases; in 1989, he won Fayette County's first million dollar verdict.
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