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Yvette McGee Brown (born 1961, Columbus, Ohio) is the current and founding president of the Center for Child and Family Advocacy at Nationwide Children's Hospital, and former Judge of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas.

Judge Brown serves on the boards of Ohio University, The Ohio State University, the Columbus Academy and the Community Shelter Board. McGee Brown currently serves on the boards of M/I Homes, Inc. and Fifth Third Bank of Central Ohio.

In 2008, Yvette McGee Brown was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame. She is noted for a number of community service awards, public service, and her dedication to child and family protection.

Education
McGee Brown received her undergraduate degree in Journalism and Public Relation from Ohio University; her Juris Doctorate from The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law; an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from Ohio Dominican University; and an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from Mount Carmel College of Nursing.

Career
Brown is the current and founding President of the of the non-profit Center for Child and Family Advocacy at Nationwide Children's Hospital, an organization dedicated to the treatment and prevention of child abuse and domestic violence, since 2002. She serves on the boards of Ohio University, The Ohio State University Medical Center, the Columbus Academy and the Community Shelter Board. She also serves on the boards of M/I Homes, Inc. and Fifth Third Bank of Central Ohio.

Politics
Brown is a member of the Democratic Party.

Judge Brown served in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas., Division of Domestic Relations and Juvenile Court. She was the first African-American and the second woman to be elected to this Court. First elected in 1993, she retired in 2002 to develop the Center for Child and Family Advocacy.

2010 Elections
On January 19, 2010, Governor Ted Strickland announced that he had chosen Yvette McGee Brown for Lieutenant Governor. If elected, Brown would replace Lee Fisher as Lt. Governor. Brown would become the fourth female Lt. Governor and the second African-American Lt. Governor. Brown is vying for the position against Ohio State Auditor Mary Taylor.

Awards
Judge McGee Brown was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 2008. She has been honored for her community service with many awards. Most notable she has won the Public Service Award from Ohio University; The Medal of Merit Alumni Award for Ohio University; the Distinguished Service Award from The Ohio State University; the William Oxley Thompson Alumni Award for Distinguished Achievement Award from The Ohio State University Alumni Association; the Champion of Children Award; and the YWCA Woman of Achievement Award.

Personal Life
Yvette McGee Brown was born in urban Columbus to a single teen-age mother. She is married to Tony Brown. They have three children.