Career
Young was an assistant state attorney under Janet Reno when she was Florida State Attorney. In 2000, he was elected Circuit Court judge in Miami-Dade County. The local Republican Party tried to recruit him as a congressional candidate in 2004 but the party's negative stance towards gay politics convinced him to join the Democratic Party. His last day as a circuit judge was declared "Judge David Young Day". He is also a member of the board of the Humane Society.
Young presided over the America West Flight 556 case, in which two America West Airlines pilots were convicted of trying to fly a plane while drunk.
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