George Cressler Young
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and confirmed by voice vote, George Cressler Young was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He earned a law degree from University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) in 1940. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida and U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1916–2015
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1961
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Florida 1938 · University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) 1940
- Succeeded by
- Elizabeth Anne Kovachevich
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Northern District of Florida succeeded George William Whitehurst | Kennedy (D) | Voice vote |
| 1961 | Southern District of Florida succeeded George William Whitehurst | Kennedy (D) | Voice vote |
| 1962 | Middle District of Florida | Reassigned | – |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Florida | A.B. | 1938 |
| University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) | LL.B. | 1940 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Young was assigned 1,474 district-court cases (1988–2024). Median time from filing to termination: 2,570 days across 1,455 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 16 of Young’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 11 were affirmed, 3 reversed or vacated, and 2 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Young authored 51 published opinions for the court (1965–2002). Most cited: Senco of Florida, Inc. v. Clark (30 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Senco of Florida, Inc. v. Clark | 473 F. Supp. 902 | 30 |
| 1978 | ITT Community Development Corp. v. Barton | 457 F. Supp. 224 | 18 |
| 2000 | Singer Furniture Acquisition Corp. v. SSMC Inc. N.V. | 254 B.R. 46 | 15 |
| 1977 | Daytona Beach General Hospital, Inc. v. Weinberger | 435 F. Supp. 891 | 15 |
| 1971 | Grissom v. North American Aviation, Inc. | 326 F. Supp. 465 | 15 |
| 1966 | United States Ex Rel. Baruch v. Paul Hardeman, Inc. | 260 F. Supp. 723 | 15 |
| 2001 | Bechtold v. Massanari | 152 F. Supp. 2d 1340 | 13 |
| 1978 | Wright v. Continental Casualty Co. | 456 F. Supp. 1075 | 13 |
| 1978 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sherwood Medical Industries, Inc. | 452 F. Supp. 678 | 13 |
| 1978 | Gould v. Control Laser Corp. | 462 F. Supp. 685 | 12 |
| 2000 | In Re Scrap Metal Buyers of Tampa, Inc. | 253 B.R. 103 | 11 |
| 1978 | Marshall v. Whitehead | 463 F. Supp. 1329 | 11 |
| 1972 | United States v. Grooms | 348 F. Supp. 1130 | 11 |
| 1972 | Beefy Trail, Inc. v. Beefy King International, Inc. | 348 F. Supp. 799 | 11 |
| 1978 | United States v. Cameron | 466 F. Supp. 1099 | 10 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 51 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed George Cressler Young?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed George Cressler Young to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in 1961.
- Was George Cressler Young appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George Cressler Young was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was George Cressler Young's confirmation vote?
- George Cressler Young was confirmed by voice vote on September 14, 1961. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was George Cressler Young on?
- George Cressler Young was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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52 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).