George C. Young

George C. Young
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
In office October 19, 1981 – April 24, 2015
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
In office 1973–1981
Preceded by	William McRae
Succeeded by	William Terrell Hodges
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
In office October 29, 1962 – October 19, 1981
Appointed by	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Reassigned from N.D. Fla/S.D. Fla on July 30, 1962 by 76 Stat. 247
Succeeded by	Elizabeth A. Kovachevich
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
In office September 18, 1961 – September 16, 1966
Nominated by	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	George William Whitehurst
Succeeded by	Seat reassigned solely to the Middle District on September 17, 1966 pursuant to 80 Stat. 75
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
In office September 18, 1961 – September 16, 1966
Nominated by	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	George William Whitehurst
Succeeded by	Seat reassigned solely to the Middle District on September 17, 1966 pursuant to 80 Stat. 75
Personal details
Born	George Cressler Jung August 4, 1916 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Died	April 24, 2015 (aged 98)
Alma mater	University of Florida University of Florida College of Law

George Cressler Young (né Jung; August 4, 1916 – April 24, 2015) was an American lawyer and judge. He was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Young was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Florida in 1938 and his LL.B from the University of Florida College of Law in 1940. Young was in private practice in Winter Haven, Florida from 1941 to 1942 and was a U.S. Navy lieutenant from 1942 to 1946 during World War II. Young was in private practice in Miami from 1947 to 1948. He was administrative assistant to U.S. Representative and later U.S. Senator George Smathers from 1948 to 1951. Young was in private practice in Jacksonville from 1951 to 1961.

President John F. Kennedy nominated Young to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, to the seat vacated by George W. Whitehurst. Confirmed by the Senate on September 14, 1961, he received commission on September 18, 1961. Young was reassigned to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on October 29, 1962. He served as chief judge from 1973 to 1981 and assumed senior status on October 19, 1981. He died of a heart attack in 2015.^[1]

References

1. Harris, David (April 25, 2015). "George Young, Orlando's first federal judge, dies at age 98". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 26, 2015.

External links

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