William G. Young
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Senior status. Born 1940.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Mar 8, 1985
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Apr 3, 1985
- Commissioned
- Apr 4, 1985
- Senior status
- Jul 1, 2021
Education
- A.B., Harvard University, 1962
- LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1967
Career
- U.S. Army captain, 1962-1964
- Law clerk, Hon. Raymond S. Wilkins, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, 1967-68
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1968-1972, 1975-1978
- Special assistant attorney general, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1970-1972
- Chief counsel, Gov. Francis W. Sargent, Massachusetts, 1972-1974
- Associate justice, Massachusetts Superior Court, 1978-1985
- Lecturer in law, Boston College Law School, 1968-
- Lecturer in law, Boston University Law School, 1979-
- Lecturer in law, Harvard Law School, 1979-1990
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, September 11, 1984; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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