James S. Young

James Scott Young
In office 1908–1914
Appointed by	Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded by	Nathaniel Ewing
Succeeded by	W. H. Seward Thomson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Personal details
Born	James Scott Young Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania U.S.

James Scott Young (December 3, 1848 – February 25, 1914) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Pittsburgh, Young received an A.B. from Washington & Jefferson College in 1869 and read law to enter the bar in 1872. He was in private practice in Pittsburgh from 1872 to 1902. He was the United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1902 to 1905. He was a judge on the Court of Common Pleas No. 2, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania from 1905 to 1908.

On January 14, 1908, Young was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania vacated by Nathaniel Ewing. Young was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 1908, and received his commission the same day, serving in that capacity until his death.

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