Timothy N. Philpot

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Timothy Neil Philpot (Tim Philpot, born March 18, 1951^{[not verified in body]}) 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.^{[needs update]} He previously served as a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate from 1993 to 1998^{[1][third-party source needed]} and as the president of Christian Business Men's Connection from 1996 to 2003.^{[2][third-party source needed]} As a judge, Philpot has been criticized for making controversial statements about LGBT people^{[3][4][better source needed]} but also has been defended as not allowing his social views to influence his judicial decisions.^[5] 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.^[6][7]