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Gordon Elmo Young

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Gordon Elmo Young
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
In office
September 10, 1959 – August 20, 1969
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byJ. Smith Henley
Succeeded byGarnett Thomas Eisele
Personal details
Born
Gordon Elmo Young

(1907-04-26)April 26, 1907
Malvern, Arkansas
DiedAugust 20, 1969(1969-08-20) (aged 62)
EducationUniversity of Arkansas School of Law (LL.B.)

Gordon Elmo Young (April 26, 1907 – August 20, 1969) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

Education and career

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Born in Malvern, Arkansas, Young received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1931. He was in private practice in Malvern from 1931 to 1939, and then in Pine Bluff, Arkansas until 1959.[1]

Federal judicial service

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On August 18, 1959, Young was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas vacated by Judge J. Smith Henley. Young was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 2, 1959, and received his commission on September 10, 1959. Young served in that capacity until his death on August 20, 1969.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
1959–1969
Succeeded by