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Roger M. Young, Sr.
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2027
Roger M. Young, Sr. is a circuit court judge for the Ninth Judicial Circuit in South Carolina.[1] He was elected to the court by the South Carolina General Assembly and assumed the bench on July 1, 2003.[2] He was re-elected on February 4, 2015, and February 3, 2021, to a term expiring in 2027.[3][4]
Education
Young received his undergraduate degree from Charleston Southern University in 1980, his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1983, and his master's degree in judicial studies from the University of Nevada in 2000.[5]
Career
Before he joined the court, Young worked as an attorney in private practice. He also served as a municipal judge for the City of North Charleston from 1988 to 1990 and served for two terms as an elected official in the South Carolina House of Representatives. From 1996 until he joined the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in 2003, Young was a master-in-equity for Charleston County.[5]
Awards and associations
- 1994: Awarded the Order of the Palmetto by former Governor Carroll A. Campbell
- 1993: Appointed Honorary Kentucky Colonel by former Governor Brereton C. Jones
- 1992: Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, University of Charleston[5]
See also
External links
- South Carolina Judicial Department: Circuit Map
- South Carolina Judicial Department: Judge Roger M. Young, Sr. Biography
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Department, "Circuit Court Judges - Circuit 9," accessed July 2, 2015
- ↑ State of South Carolina, "Terms of Judges," May 15, 2013
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Department," Judicial Elections," February 4, 2015
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Branch, "Judicial Elections," February 3, 2021
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 South Carolina Judicial Department, "Judge Roger M. Young, Sr. 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
