William G. Young

Personal

Birthday: 
1940
Birthplace: 
Huntington, NY
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

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

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, September 11, 1984; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School: 
Harvard University
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1962
Name of School - Second: 

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1967

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Court Name: 

Massachusetts District Court

President Nominating: 
Ronald Reagan
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
4/4/1985