Roderick C. Young

Roderick Charles Young (born 1966)[1] is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and former United States magistrate judge of the same court.

Roderick C. Young
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Incumbent
Assumed office September 29, 2020
Appointed by	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Rebecca Beach Smith
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
In office October 28, 2014 – September 29, 2020
Personal details
Born	Roderick Charles Young 1966 (age 54–55) Petersburg, Virginia, U.S.
Education	George Mason University (BA, MA) West Virginia University College of Law (JD)

Education

Young earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from George Mason University, and his Juris Doctor from the West Virginia University College of Law.[2]

Legal and academic career

After admission to the Virginia bar, he became an Assistant Public Defender for the Portsmouth, Virginia Public Defender's Office. He then spent four years as a prosecutor in Richmond, Virginia, eventually becoming a Senior Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney. Young then served for twelve years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, rising to become the Deputy Criminal Supervisor.[3] Attorney Young also once served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, and is also an Adjunct Professor at William & Mary Law School.[2]

Federal judicial service

United States magistrate judge

Young served as a United States Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, a position he was appointed to on October 28, 2014, and left in 2020 upon becoming a district judge.[4][5]

District court service

On March 20, 2020, Young's name along with fellow Magistrate Judge Douglas Miller was forwarded to the White House by Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner.[6] On May 6, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Young to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. On May 21, 2020, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate. He has been nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Rebecca Beach Smith who assumed senior status on August 1, 2019.[7] A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on June 24, 2020.[8] On July 30, 2020, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 22–0 vote.[9] On September 24, 2020, his nomination was confirmed in the Senate by a vote of 93–2.[10] He received his judicial commission on September 29, 2020.

References

1. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Roderick Young
2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees" White House, May 6, 2020 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
3. Maura Mazurowski: Senate confirms U.S. judge, one of Trump's few Black nominees, Virginia Lawyers Weekly (Oct 5, 2000) p. 3
4. Judicial Milestones: Roderick C. Young, United States Courts
5. "Longtime U.S. prosecutor sworn in as federal magistrate judge". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 28, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
6. "Warner & Kaine Announce Eastern District Of Virginia Judicial Recommendations" (Press release). March 20, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
7. "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate", The White House, May 21, 2020
8. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for June 24, 2020
9. Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 30, 2020, Senate Judiciary Committee
10. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Roderick C. Young, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia)" United States Senate, September 24, 2020

External links

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