Background
Young, James Scott was born on December 3, 1848 in Pittsburgh. Son of William H. and Jane A. (Peters) Young.
Young, James Scott was born on December 3, 1848 in Pittsburgh. Son of William H. and Jane A. (Peters) Young.
Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, 1869. Doctor of Laws, 1910. Read law, Pittsburgh, 1869-1872.
Doctor J. Doctorate. Baldwin, of Oil City, Pennsylvania, March 4, 1873. Admitted to bar, 1872, and practiced at Pittsburgh. United State Attorneys Western District Pennsylvania, 1902-1905.
Judge Court of Common Pleas Northern 2, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1905-1908.
United States district judge, since 1908.
Married Lida J., daughter