William G. Young

Judge William G. Young (born 1940) is a United States federal judge for the District of Massachusetts.

Young was born in Huntington, New York. He attended Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He received an A.B. from Harvard University in 1962. He received a LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1967. He was a Captain in the United States Army from 1962 to 1964. He was a law clerk for Hon. Raymond S. Wilkins, Chief Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1967 to 68. He was in private practice of law in Boston, Massachusetts from 1968 to 1972.

Young was a Special assistant attorney general of State of Massachusetts from 1970 to 1972 and chief counsel to the Governor of Massachusetts from 1972 to 1974. He was in private practice of law in Boston, Massachusetts from 1975 to 1978. He was an Associate justice, Superior Court of Massachusetts from 1978 to 1985. Young was a Lecturer in law, Boston College Law School, from 1968-to the present and at Boston University Law School, 1979–present. He was a Lecturer in law, Harvard Law School from 1979 to 1990.

Young was a federal judge to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Young was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on March 8, 1985, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333; He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 3, 1985, and received commission on April 4, 1985. He served as chief judge, 1999-2005.