Background
Young, RICHARD was born on August 1, 1953 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States.
Young, RICHARD was born on August 1, 1953 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States.
North Texas State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1986). University of Puget Sound (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1989).
Born in Davenport, Iowa, Young received a Bachelor of Arts from Drake University in 1975 and a Juris Doctor 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 East. 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. He became Chief Judge in 2009.
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 United States. Supreme Court.
Tacoma-Pierce County and Washington State Bar Associations. Washington State Trial Lawyers Association.