Joseph H. Young
Joseph H. Young (July 18, 1922 – March 14, 2015) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, Young was an infantryman in the United States Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1946. He received an A.B. from Dartmouth College in 1948 and an LL.B. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1951. He was in private practice in Baltimore, Maryland from 1951 to 1971, and was an instructor in the Johns Hopkins University School of Law from 1954 to 1964.
On July 19, 1971, Young was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland vacated by R. Dorsey Watkins. Young was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 29, 1971, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on August 1, 1987, and assumed inactive senior status on July 31, 2002.[1] Young died on March 14, 2015.[2]
Sources
- Joseph H. Young at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
References
- ↑ "Senior District Judge Joseph H. Young". United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ↑ Kelly, Jacques (March 15, 2015). "Judge Joseph H. Young dies at 92.". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
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| Preceded by Robert Dorsey Watkins |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland 1971–1987 |
Succeeded by Marvin J. Garbis |