Judge Yolanda Huff
Judge
Judge County Court 12 and the Mental Health Court
Sessions
Early Identification of People with Mental Illness or IDD
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM Thu
Judge Huff presides over County Court 12 and the Mental Health Court in San Antonio, Texas. Before running for judge in 2018, Huff was a solo practitioner in Bexar County for 22 years. In her 22 years of practice, Huff handled criminal, Child Protective Services (CPS) and personal injury cases. Huff is a mother of three and donates her time and money to several worthwhile organizations. She is a board member for YTIA (Youth Transitioning Into Adulthood) This worthy nonprofit helps foster kids who are leaving the foster care system. She is member of CCAA (Children's Court Ad Litem Association) and she served twice as president for the San Antonio Black Lawyers Association. Huff served 12 years on the advisory board for the Dispute Resolution Center (Mediation). She has been a member of the San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and she was a staff attorney for the Felony Drug Court for two years. This much needed treatment court works with defendants who have substance abuse issues. Huff has been asked to serve on the board of the nonprofit "Driving Single Parents." This nonprofit gives cars to needy and deserving single parents. Huff has been a member of NAACP for the past three years and was recognized as an "Outstanding Woman" by the NAACP in 2019. Huff also serves on the Bexar County Domestic Violence Committee and the Bexar County16.22 Progress Committee. One of Huff's greatest accomplishments since taking the bench on January 1, 2019, has been the founding of the Bexar County Specialty Courts Coalition. Huff chairs this coalition in which the goal is to educate the community about Specialty Courts. In 2020 Huff was awarded the Bexar County "Pioneer Award" by the Bexar County Small Business & Entrepreneur Department (SBED). Most recently in 2021 Huff was invited by the Supreme Court of Texas and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to serve on the Judicial Commission on Mental Health. In her spare time she enjoys reading, spending time with family, hiking the state and national parks and running marathons.