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Richard L. Young
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Senior status since March 31, 2023.
Confirmed 81 to 0Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Nominated
- July 15, 1997
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- February 4, 1998
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), February 12, 1998
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 81 to 0
- Confirmed
- March 2, 1998
- Commissioned
- March 6, 1998
- Senior status
- Since March 31, 2023
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1953, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Private practice, Evansville, Indiana, 1980-1990
- Public defender (part-time), Indiana Circuit Court, First Judicial Circuit, 1983-1985
- Corporation counsel, Evansville, Indiana, 1985-1987
- Judge, Indiana Circuit Court, First Judicial Circuit, 1990-1998
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2009-2012
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