Episode 149. Judge Erica Lee Williams – District Court Judge, 30th Judicial District in Division 17
Judge Erica Lee Williams sees discipline and community service as core values grounding her career.
Judge Williams was a practicing attorney appointed to serve as district court judge of the 30th Judicial District in Division 17 by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear in 2009. The following year, she was elected to a full term and re-elected in 2014. She currently serves as presiding judge for teen court in Jefferson County.
Judge Williams holds numerous professional accolades, such as being named one of Louisville magazine’s 2014 50 Most Powerful People, a 2013 Enterprising Women to Watch, and 2012 Forty under 40, both in Business First. In addition, she has served as the 2010 Honorary Chair for the second annual Lupus Foundation of America’s Walk to End Lupus Now. In addition, she helps in many other charitable community associations and boards.
She and her husband, Jason, reside in Louisville with their daughter.