Don John Young

Don John Young (July 13, 1910 – May 10, 1996) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Norwalk, Ohio, Young received an A.B. from Case Western Reserve University in 1932 and an LL.B. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1934. He was in private practice in Norwalk, Ohio from 1934 to 1952. He was a judge of the Huron County Court of Common Pleas from 1952 to 1953, and of the Probate and Juvenile Court, Huron County from 1953 to 1965.

On April 5, 1965, Young was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio vacated by Frank Le Blond Kloeb. Young was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 21, 1965, and received his commission on May 22, 1965. He assumed senior status on July 1, 1980, serving in that capacity until his death, in Sandusky, Ohio.

Sources

• Don John Young at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.