Jeff Young (South Carolina)
Jeff Young is an at-large judge for the South Carolina Circuit Courts.[1] He was elected to the court by the South Carolina General Assembly on February 11, 2009.[2] He was re-elected in February 2015 to a term expiring in 2021.[3]
Education
Young received his B.S. from The Citadel in 1977 and his J.D. from the University of South Carolina in 1984.[4]
Career
Prior to becoming a judge, Young worked in private practice, first with his brother at Young and Young, P.A. and later as a sole practitioner starting in 1998. He also served as a family court judge for the 3rd Judicial Circuit's Family Court from 2004 to 2009.[4]
Awards and associations
- Air Force Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
- Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
- Global War on Terrorism Medal
- Order of the Palmetto
- SC Victim's Assistance Network Legislator of the Year
- NRA Defender of Freedom Award
See also
External links
- South Carolina Judicial Department, "At Large Circuit Court Judges," accessed December 11, 2014
- South Carolina Judicial Department, "Circuit Court Judges"
- South Carolina Judicial Department: Judge W. Jeffrey Young Biography
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Department, "At Large Circuit Court Judges," accessed July 2, 2015
- ↑ State of South Carolina, "Terms of Judges," May 15, 2013
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Department," Judicial Elections," February 4, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 South Carolina Judicial Department, "Judge W. Jeffrey Young Biography," accessed July 2, 2015
Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of South Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of South Carolina
State courts:
South Carolina Supreme Court • South Carolina Court of Appeals • South Carolina Circuit Courts • South Carolina Masters-in-Equity • South Carolina Family Courts • South Carolina Magistrate Courts • South Carolina Municipal Courts • South Carolina Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in South Carolina • South Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in South Carolina
