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| accessdate = 2009-10-01}}</ref> Young was first appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court in 1999 and is running for reelection in 2010. Currently, he is the highest black elected official serving the State of [[Michigan]].<ref>http://www.detnews.com/article/20100118/OPINION01/1180316/1008/Don-t-lose-lessons-of-segregation</ref>
| accessdate = 2009-10-01}}</ref> Young was first appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court in 1999 and is running for reelection in 2010. Currently, he is the highest black elected official serving the State of [[Michigan]].<ref>http://www.detnews.com/article/20100118/OPINION01/1180316/1008/Don-t-lose-lessons-of-segregation</ref>


Young was born in [[Des Moines, Iowa]], and grew up in [[Detroit, Michigan]]. He attended Detroit public elementary schools and Detroit Country Day High School, and graduated with honors from [[Harvard College]] in 1974 and from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1977. In 1978 he joined the law firm of [[Dickinson Wright]], where he became a partner in 1982. In 1992 he joined AAA Michigan, eventually becoming its general counsel. In 1995 Young was appointed to the Michigan Court of Appeals, and later elevated to the [[Michigan Supreme Court]] by Governor [[John Engler]] in 1999.
Young was born in [[Des Moines, Iowa]], and grew up in [[Detroit, Michigan]]. He attended Detroit public elementary schools and graduated from [[Detroit Country Day]] High School in 1970, with honors from [[Harvard College]] in 1974, and from [[Harvard Law School]] in 1977. In 1978 he joined the law firm of [[Dickinson Wright]], where he became a partner in 1982. In 1992 he joined AAA Michigan, eventually becoming its general counsel. In 1995 Young was appointed to the Michigan Court of Appeals, and later elevated to the [[Michigan Supreme Court]] by Governor [[John Engler]] in 1999.<ref>http://courts.michigan.gov/SUPREMECOURT/AboutCourt/biography.htm#young</ref>


At his investiture ceremony on February 18, 1999, Judge [[Damon Keith]], of the [[Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals]] administered the oath of office to Young. To mark the occasion, his former law partner at [[Dickinson Wright]], Detroit Mayor [[Dennis Archer]] explained that Young possessed "excellent skill, a great work ethic, and great judicial temperament." Attorney General and future Governor [[Jennifer Granholm]] called Young "a man of tremendous talent and assiduousness[,] ... an unbelievably fair person[,] ... [and] a rich, wonderful, thoughtful, and fair asset to the Supreme Court of Michigan." Governor [[John Engler]] explained that Young "is a brilliant scholar, learned in both the state and United States Constitutions."<ref>The Honorable Robert P. Young Jr., Investiture Ceremony, February 18, 1999, 459 Mich. ccxlvi (1999).</ref>
At his investiture ceremony on February 18, 1999, Judge [[Damon Keith]], of the [[Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals]] administered the oath of office to Young. To mark the occasion, his former law partner at [[Dickinson Wright]], Detroit Mayor [[Dennis Archer]] explained that Young possessed "excellent skill, a great work ethic, and great judicial temperament." Attorney General and future Governor [[Jennifer Granholm]] called Young "a man of tremendous talent and assiduousness[,] ... an unbelievably fair person[,] ... [and] a rich, wonderful, thoughtful, and fair asset to the Supreme Court of Michigan." Governor [[John Engler]] explained that Young "is a brilliant scholar, learned in both the state and United States Constitutions."<ref>http://www.micourthistory.org/special_sessions.php?get_id=45</ref>


Young won statewide campaigns in 2000 and 2002 to a full term on the Supreme Court that expires in 2011.
Young won statewide campaigns in 2000 for the remainder of former Justice [[Conrad Mallett]]'s term,<ref>http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/election/results/00gen/13000003.html</ref> and in 2002 for a full eight-year term, which expires in 2011.<ref>http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/election/results/02GEN/13000000.html</ref>


Young was an adjunct professor at [[Wayne State University Law School]]. Known for his community involvement in the greater [[Detroit]] area, Young currently serves as Chairman of the Board for Vista Maria, a Detroit-based charity for disadvantaged young women. He has previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of the United Community Services of Metropolitan Detroit and as a member of the Board of Trustees of [[Central Michigan University]].
Young was an adjunct professor at [[Wayne State University Law School]]. Known for his community involvement in the greater [[Detroit]] area, Young currently serves as Chairman of the Board for Vista Maria, a Detroit-based charity for disadvantaged young women. He has previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of the United Community Services of Metropolitan Detroit and as a member of the Board of Trustees of [[Central Michigan University]].

Revision as of 03:32, 21 January 2010

Robert Preston Young, Jr.
Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
Assumed office
Febuary 18, 1999
Preceded byConrad Mallett
Judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals
In office
1995–1999
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard College (B.A.)
Harvard Law School (J.D.)

Robert P. Young, Jr. (born June 13, 1951) is a justice on the Michigan Supreme Court.[1] Young was first appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court in 1999 and is running for reelection in 2010. Currently, he is the highest black elected official serving the State of Michigan.[2]

Young was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and grew up in Detroit, Michigan. He attended Detroit public elementary schools and graduated from Detroit Country Day High School in 1970, with honors from Harvard College in 1974, and from Harvard Law School in 1977. In 1978 he joined the law firm of Dickinson Wright, where he became a partner in 1982. In 1992 he joined AAA Michigan, eventually becoming its general counsel. In 1995 Young was appointed to the Michigan Court of Appeals, and later elevated to the Michigan Supreme Court by Governor John Engler in 1999.[3]

At his investiture ceremony on February 18, 1999, Judge Damon Keith, of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals administered the oath of office to Young. To mark the occasion, his former law partner at Dickinson Wright, Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer explained that Young possessed "excellent skill, a great work ethic, and great judicial temperament." Attorney General and future Governor Jennifer Granholm called Young "a man of tremendous talent and assiduousness[,] ... an unbelievably fair person[,] ... [and] a rich, wonderful, thoughtful, and fair asset to the Supreme Court of Michigan." Governor John Engler explained that Young "is a brilliant scholar, learned in both the state and United States Constitutions."[4]

Young won statewide campaigns in 2000 for the remainder of former Justice Conrad Mallett's term,[5] and in 2002 for a full eight-year term, which expires in 2011.[6]

Young was an adjunct professor at Wayne State University Law School. Known for his community involvement in the greater Detroit area, Young currently serves as Chairman of the Board for Vista Maria, a Detroit-based charity for disadvantaged young women. He has previously served as a member of the Advisory Board of the United Community Services of Metropolitan Detroit and as a member of the Board of Trustees of Central Michigan University.

Young recently published the chapter "‘Active Liberty’ and the Problem of Judicial Oligarchy" in The Supreme Court and the Idea of Constitutionalism, published by the University of Pennsylvania Press in 2009.[7] His other publications include "A Judicial Traditionalist Confronts the Common Law,"[8] and "A Judicial Traditionalist Confronts Justice Brennan's School of Judicial Philosophy."[9]

Young lives in Grosse Pointe Park with his wife and two children.

References

  1. ^ "Justice Robert P. Young Jr". Michigan Supreme Court. Retrieved 2009-10-01. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ http://www.detnews.com/article/20100118/OPINION01/1180316/1008/Don-t-lose-lessons-of-segregation
  3. ^ http://courts.michigan.gov/SUPREMECOURT/AboutCourt/biography.htm#young
  4. ^ http://www.micourthistory.org/special_sessions.php?get_id=45
  5. ^ http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/election/results/00gen/13000003.html
  6. ^ http://miboecfr.nicusa.com/election/results/02GEN/13000000.html
  7. ^ http://ersatzpolisci.pls.msu.edu/symposium/index.php/home/announcements/122-publication-of-the-supreme-court-and-the-idea-of-constitutionalism
  8. ^ http://vlex.com/vid/judicial-traditionalist-confronts-common-61759027
  9. ^ http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2008/10/20/a-judicial-traditionalist-confronts-justice-brennans-school-of-judicial-philosophy/
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