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'''Tyrone K. Yates''' is a Municipal Court Judge in Hamilton County, Ohio. He was appointed to the position by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland on January 21, 2010, and fills the seat vacated by the appointment of Judge Nadine Allen to the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas. Judge Yates took the bench on January 29, 2010, and will run in the November 2011 municipal election. |
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A Cincinnati native, Judge Yates is a 1972 graduate of Withrow High School. He is a 1978 graduate of the [[University of Cincinnati]] with a B.A. degree in History and holds the [[Juris Doctor]] degree from the [[University of Toledo College of Law]]. He has studied at both the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] at Harvard and the [[Harvard Law School]] in executive programs. Yates was a member of [[Cincinnati City Council]] from 1990 to 1999 and served as Vice-Mayor of Cincinnati for two terms. |
A Cincinnati native, Judge Yates is a 1972 graduate of Withrow High School. He is a 1978 graduate of the [[University of Cincinnati]] with a B.A. degree in History and holds the [[Juris Doctor]] degree from the [[University of Toledo College of Law]]. He has studied at both the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] at Harvard and the [[Harvard Law School]] in executive programs. Yates was a member of [[Cincinnati City Council]] from 1990 to 1999 and served as Vice-Mayor of Cincinnati for two terms. |
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Tyrone Yates | |
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| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 33rd district | |
| In office 2003–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel T. Britton |
| Succeeded by | Alicia Reece |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 27, 1954 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Alma mater | University of Cincinnati, University of Toledo, Harvard University |
| Profession | Attorney, Educator |
Tyrone K. Yates is a Municipal Court Judge in Hamilton County, Ohio. He was appointed to the position by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland on January 21, 2010, and fills the seat vacated by the appointment of Judge Nadine Allen to the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas. Judge Yates took the bench on January 29, 2010, and will run in the November 2011 municipal election.
Judge Yates is a former Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 33rd District from 2003-2010.
A Cincinnati native, Judge Yates is a 1972 graduate of Withrow High School. He is a 1978 graduate of the University of Cincinnati with a B.A. degree in History and holds the Juris Doctor degree from the University of Toledo College of Law. He has studied at both the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and the Harvard Law School in executive programs. Yates was a member of Cincinnati City Council from 1990 to 1999 and served as Vice-Mayor of Cincinnati for two terms.
Judge Yates is a former Senior Warden of St. Andrews Episcopal Church, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc, The Argus Club, UC honorary Sigma Sigma, and is a Life member of the Navy League of the United States, the National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People (NAACP), the American Angus (cattle) Association and a Life Interim Member of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Yates is a Member of the League of Women Voters.
Yates is a former Treasurer and President of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus and Chairman of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Foundation. In 2008, Yates served as Chairman of the Local Host Blue Ribbon Committee for the NAACP National Convention. He was Elections Chairman for the Ohio State Conference of the NAACP in 2008. In 2009, Yates served as an Honorary Co-Chair of the 94th Annual ASALH National Convention held in Cincinnati.
Yates is currently writing a book on the Kennedy Administration focusing on the admission of James Meredith to the University of Mississippi in 1962 "but the pace is very slow."
Yates serves on the Finance and Appropriations, Ways and Means, Civil and Commercial Law, and Criminal Justice Committees. He chairs the Committee on Criminal Justice. He also serves on the State Criminal Sentencing Commission. Yates was selected to serve as Chairman of the 8 member bi-partisan Legislative Correctional Institution Inspections Committee composed of 4 members of the House and 4 members of the Senate. Yates has been appointed to the special legislative committee which is charged with recommending a distinguished Ohioan to be represented among the significant Americans in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. He is a former member of the Ohio Arts Council and a former Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Cincinnati.
See also
Election Results, City Council of Cincinnati, Ohio
References
External links
- Ohio House of Representatives - Tyrone Yates official OH House website
- State Representative Tyrone K. Yates official campaign website
- Project Vote Smart - Representative Tyrone Yates (OH) profile
- Follow the Money - Tyrone Yates
- Ohio Legislative Black Caucus