Background
Young, Don J. was born on July 13, 1910 in Norwalk, Ohio, United States. Son of Don J. and Elaine (Dennis) Young.
Young, Don J. was born on July 13, 1910 in Norwalk, Ohio, United States. Son of Don J. and Elaine (Dennis) Young.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Western Reserve U., 1932; Bachelor of Laws, Western Reserve U., 1934; student, Cleveland Art School, 1932-1934.
Private practice, Norwalk, 1934-1952;
judge, Court Common Pleas, Huron County, Ohio., 1952-1953;
judge, Probate and Juvenile Court, Huron County, 1953-1965;
United States judge, Northern District Ohio for Western Division, 1965-1996. Instructor, lecturer juvenile court laws at seminars and institutions for judges, 1959-1996. Vice president Ohio Association Probate Court Judges, 1958-1960.
President Ohio Assn.Juvenile Court Judges, 1960-1962. Law reporter National Juvenile Court Foundation,1959-1973, secretary-treasurer, 1960-1961, secretary, 1961-1962. Secretary National Council Juvenile Court Judges, 1962-1965, Executive Committee, 1966-1969.
Executive director Norwalk Civil Defense Corps, 1942-1946. President Firelands History Society, 1945-1946, Norwalk Cemetery Association, 1951-1957. Secretary Norwalk Recreation Committee, 1946-1953.
Trustee Young Men's Library and Reading Room Association, 1955-1965, 86-96, Whittlesey Academy Arts and Sciences, 1955-1965. Member American Bar Association, Ohio Bar Association, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Epsilon Delta.
Married Seville Beatrice Shagrin, June 27, 1936. Children— Don J., Patricia C.