Richard Young
| Richard Young | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana | |
| Title: | Chief Judge |
| Position: | Seat #5 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Bill Clinton |
| Active: | 3/6/1998 - Present |
| Chief: | 2009 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Gene Brooks |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1953 |
| Home State: | Davenport, IA |
| Bachelors: | Drake U., B.A., 1975 |
| Law School: | George Mason U. School of Law, J.D., 1980 |
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Richard Young is a Federal District Judge serving on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. He joined the Court in 1998 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton.
Early life and education
Born in Davenport, Louisiana, Young graduated from Drake University with his Bachelor's degree in 1975 and received a Juris Doctor degree from George Mason University School of Law in 1980. [1]
Professional career
Young was a private practice attorney in Indiana from 1980 to 1990. Young served as a Public Defender for the Vanderburgh County, Indiana Circuit Court from 1983 to 1985 and also served as Corporation counsel for the City of Evansville, Indiana from 1985 to 1987. Young was a Circuit Court Judge in the Vanderburgh County Circuit Court from 1990 to 1998.[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Indiana
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Evan Bayh, Young was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana by President Bill Clinton on July 15, 1997 to a seat vacated by Gene Brooks as Brooks assumed senior status. Young was confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1998 on a Senate vote and received commission on March 6, 1998. [2]
See also
External links
- List of judges of the Southern District of Indiana
- Judge Richard Young Federal Judicial Center Biography
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Gene Brooks |
Southern District of Indiana 1998–Current Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Richard Young • Sarah Barker • William Lawrence • Jane Magnus-Stinson • Tanya Walton Pratt | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Tim Baker • Kennard P. Foster • William G. Hussman • Michael Naville • Craig McKee • Debra McVicker Lynch • Denise LaRue • Mark Dinsmore • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
David Hamilton • John Tinder • Robert Baltzell • Gene Brooks • Samuel Dillin • Cale Holder • James Noland • William Steckler • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
David Hamilton • Sarah Barker • Larry McKinney • Gene Brooks • Samuel Dillin • James Noland • William Steckler • | ||
