George C. Young

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George Young

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Education

Bachelor's

University of Florida, 1938

Law

University of Florida College of Law, 1940

Personal
Birthplace
Cincinnati, Ohio

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George Cressler Young was an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He was reassigned to the court in 1966, five years after being nominated by President John F. Kennedy to serve on Florida's Northern and Southern district courts. Young served on senior status until he passed on April 24, 2015.[1][2]

Education

Young attended the University of Florida at Gainesville and graduated with both his bachelor's and J.D. degrees in 1938 and 1940.[1]

Military service

Young served four years in the U.S. Navy in World War II from 1942 to 1946.[1]

Professional career

Young served in private practice in the State of Florida from 1941 to 1942, 1947 to 1948, and 1951 to 1961. Young also served as a administrative assistant to former Florida Congressman and U.S. Senator George Smathers from 1948 to 1951.[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Middle District of Florida

Young was first nominated in the Northern District of Florida and Southern District of Florida by President John Kennedy on September 5, 1961, to a seat vacated by Judge George Whitehurst as Whitehurst assumed senior status. Young was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 14, 1961, and received his commission on September 18, 1961.

In 1966, when the Middle District of Florida was created, Young was re-assigned on October 29, 1962. Young served as the chief judge of the court as the court's lead administrative officer from 1973 to 1981 before later assuming senior status on October 19, 1981.[1] He served on senior status until his passing on April 24, 2015.[2]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Young's Profile from the Federal Judicial Center
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Orlando Sentinel, "George Young, Orlando's first federal judge, dies at age 98," April 25, 2015
Political offices
Preceded by:
NA-New Seat 		Middle District of Florida
1962–1981
Seat #4 		Succeeded by:
Elizabeth Kovachevich
Preceded by:
George Whitehurst 		Northern District of Florida
1961–1962
Seat #2 		Succeeded by:
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Preceded by:
George Whitehurst 		Southern District of Florida
1961–1962 		Succeeded by:
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