James Scott Young (December 3, 1848 – February 25, 1914) was a
United States district judge of the
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Education and career
Born in
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, Young received an
Artium Baccalaureus
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degree from
Washington & Jefferson College in 1869 and
read law
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to enter the bar in 1872. He was in private practice in Pittsburgh from 1872 to 1902. He was the
United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1902 to 1905. He was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of
Allegheny County
Allegheny County () is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in Southwestern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,250,578, making it the state's seco ...
, Pennsylvania from 1905 to 1908.
Federal judicial service
On January 14, 1908, Young was nominated by President
Theodore Roosevelt to a seat on the
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge
Nathaniel Ewing. Young was confirmed by the
United States Senate on January 22, 1908, and received his commission the same day, serving in that capacity until his death on February 25, 1914.
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1848 births
1914 deaths
Washington & Jefferson College alumni
Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
20th-century American judges
United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law
United States Attorneys for the Western District of Pennsylvania
United States district court judges appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
19th-century American judges