Debra Young

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Debra Young
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Rensselaer County Court
Tenure
Present officeholder

Education
Bachelor's
Loyola University, 1990
Law
Albany Law School, 1996


Debra Young is a judge on the Rensselaer County Court in New York. She was elected to the court in 2012 to a term expiring in 2022.

Education

Young received her undergraduate degree from Loyola University in 1990 and her J.D. from Albany Law School in 1996.[1]

Career

  • 2013-present Judge, Rensselaer County Court
  • 2011-2012: Attorney, Town of Hoosick
  • 2005-2012: Councilperson, Town of Schodack
  • 2005-2012: Partner, Thuillez, Ford, Gold, Butler & Young, LLP
  • 1997-2004: Associate, Thuillez, Ford, Gold, Butler & Young, LLP
  • 1996-1997: Attorney, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Third Department[1]

2012 election

Young defeated Christopher T. Maier in the general election on November 6, winning 51.78 percent of the vote. She was endorsed by the Republican, Conservative, Independence and Working Families parties.[2][3]

See also: New York judicial elections, 2012

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Footnotes