Richard L. Young
Richard L. Young (born 1953) is a United States federal judge.
Born in Davenport, Iowa, Young received a B.A. from Drake University in 1975 and a J.D. from George Mason University School of Law in 1980. He was in private practice in Evansville, Indiana from 1980 to 1990, also serving as a public defender (part-time) for the Vanderburgh Circuit Court from 1983 to 1985, and as corporation counsel to the City of Evansville, from 1985 to 1987. He was a circuit judge of the Vanderburgh Circuit Court from 1990 to 1998.
On July 15, 1997, Young was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana vacated by Gene E. Brooks. Young was confirmed by the United States Senate in an 81-0 vote on March 2, 1998, and received his commission on March 6, 1998.
On June 25, 2014, Judge Young struck down Indiana's ban on same-sex marriage without issuing a stay of his ruling. This ruling was affirmed by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and review was denied by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Sources
- Richard L. Young at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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