Gordon Elmo Young
Gordon Elmo Young (April 26, 1907 – August 20, 1969) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Malvern, Arkansas, Young received an LL.B. from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1931. He was in private practice in Malvern, Arkansas from 1931 to 1939, and then in Pine Bluff, Arkansas until 1959.
On August 18, 1959, Young was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas vacated by Jesse Smith Henley. Young was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 2, 1959, and received his commission on September 10, 1959. Young served in that capacity until his death, in 1969.
Sources
- Gordon Elmo Young at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by Jesse Smith Henley |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas 1959–1969 |
Succeeded by Garnett Thomas Eisele |
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