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Roderick C. Young, a magistrate judge and former prosecutor, appointed to federal judgeship
Roderick C. Young, a magistrate judge and former prosecutor, appointed to federal judgeship
Frank Green 19 hrs ago
Roderick C. Young, a former federal prosecutor and a longtime magistrate judge in Richmond, has been appointed a district court judge by the U.S. Senate.
Young was confirmed Thursday in a 93-2 vote. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine said they recommended Young for the post in March based on the assessments of an independent panel of lawyers and feedback from numerous bar associations in Virginia. ... He was nominated by President Donald Trump in May.
“Roderick Young will be a fair, even-minded judge who is already well-respected in the Commonwealth. We were proud to recommend his nomination to this court, and we’re pleased to see him confirmed today,” Kaine and Warner said in a joint statement.
Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law and an expert on the federal judiciary, said Thursday that Young’s near-unanimous confirmation is one of the strongest among Trump’s 216 appointees. Many appointees had close, party-line votes, he said. ... “His overwhelming confirmation vote shows the senators recognized that Judge Young will be a fine jurist because he possesses much relevant experience and is smart, industrious, ethical, independent and has balanced judicial temperament,” Tobias said.
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fgreen@timesdispatch.com
(804) 649-6340
Frank Green 19 hrs ago
Roderick C. Young, a former federal prosecutor and a longtime magistrate judge in Richmond, has been appointed a district court judge by the U.S. Senate.
Young was confirmed Thursday in a 93-2 vote. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine said they recommended Young for the post in March based on the assessments of an independent panel of lawyers and feedback from numerous bar associations in Virginia. ... He was nominated by President Donald Trump in May.
“Roderick Young will be a fair, even-minded judge who is already well-respected in the Commonwealth. We were proud to recommend his nomination to this court, and we’re pleased to see him confirmed today,” Kaine and Warner said in a joint statement.
Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law and an expert on the federal judiciary, said Thursday that Young’s near-unanimous confirmation is one of the strongest among Trump’s 216 appointees. Many appointees had close, party-line votes, he said. ... “His overwhelming confirmation vote shows the senators recognized that Judge Young will be a fine jurist because he possesses much relevant experience and is smart, industrious, ethical, independent and has balanced judicial temperament,” Tobias said.
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fgreen@timesdispatch.com
(804) 649-6340