Northern District of Ohio / Appointed 1965 / Served to 1996

Don John Young

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 and confirmed by voice vote, Don John Young was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) School of Law in 1934. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, May 21, 1965

Appointed by
Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
Western Reserve (now Case Western Reserve University) 1932 · Western Reserve (now Case Western Reserve University) Law 1934
Succeeded by
Alvin I. Krenzler
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1965Northern District of Ohio · succeeded Frank Le Blond KloebJohnson (D)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

30 years on the Northern District of Ohio. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).