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Roderick Charles Young

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Born 1966.

Federal judicial service

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Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Appointed by
Donald J. Trump (Republican)
Nominated
May 21, 2020
Senate vote
93 to 2
Confirmed
Sep 24, 2020
Commissioned
Sep 29, 2020

Other federal judicial service

  • U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2014-2020

Education

  • B.A., George Mason University, 1989
  • M.A., George Mason University, 1994
  • J.D., West Virginia University College of Law, 1994

Career

  • Assistant public defender, Portsmouth, Virginia, 1996-1998
  • Assistant commonwealth's attorney, Richmond, Virginia, 1998-2002
  • senior assistant commonwealth's attorney, 2000-2002
  • Special assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 2001-2002
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, 2002-2014
  • deputy criminal supervisor, 2012-2014
  • Adjunct professor, William & Mary Law School, 2018-

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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