Yvette De La Guardia

Yvette is an attorney. She works as a solo practitioner in Louisville. She previously worked as a public defender in the Louisville Metro public defender’s office for seven years, in the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy’s juvenile rights division, in juvenile rights work in Brooklyn, New York, and as an education specialist teaching first-generation and socioeconomically disadvantaged youth.

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Primary election 2022: 30th District Court, Division 4

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Yvette De La Guardia is currently a judge of the Kentucky 30th District Court 4th Division. She was elected in 2022 and is serving her first term.

As of March 10, 2026, Yvette De La Guardia’s website did not contain information on this issue.

As a public defender for seven years, advocated for indigent children and adults in various courts, including juvenile, family, circuit, and appellate courts in Kentucky.

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Yvette De La Guardia has a bachelor's degree from Morehead State University and a law degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law. She and her husband, Taylor, have two dogs.

Yvette is an attorney. Before attending law school, she taught writing classes to make money.

Yvette is currently a judge of the Kentucky 30th District Court, 4th Division. She was elected in 2022 and her current term ends in 2027.

- District court judges hear civil, criminal, and juvenile cases, as well as, small claims (involving $2,500 or less), landlord eviction cases, and cases related to domestic violence and abuse. 
- In Kentucky, there are 116 district court judges serving in 60 judicial districts.
- District court judges are elected for four-year terms in nonpartisan elections. Vacancies can be filled by the governor's appointment, with staggered elections ensuring that only some judges are elected each year.
- District court judges earn ​$141,761 annually. 

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Yvette is a solo practitioner attorney. She works at her own law practice in Louisville. She previously worked at the Louisville Metro Public Defender’s Office for seven years, where she advocated for children and adults who could not afford lawyers in Jefferson County’s juvenile, family, circuit, and appellate courts. She also worked in the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy’s juvenile rights division and in juvenile rights work in Brooklyn, New York.

Yvette De La Guardia is currently a judge of the Kentucky 30th District Court 4th Division. She was first elected in 2022 and is serving her first term.

Has seven years of experience as a public defender, advocating for indigent children and adults in various Kentucky courts.