Who appointed Richard L. Young?

President William J. Clinton appointed Richard L. Young to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana in 1998.

Was Richard L. Young appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Richard L. Young was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Richard L. Young's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Richard L. Young 81–0 on March 2, 1998.

Southern District of Indiana / Appointed 1998 / Senior status since 2023

Richard L. Young

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by the Senate 81–0, Richard L. Young is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. He earned a law degree from George Mason University School of Law (now Antonin Scalia Law School) in 1980. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1953 · age 73
Appointed by: William J. Clinton, 1998
Confirmed: 81–0
Education: Drake 1975 · George Mason Law (now Antonin Scalia Law School) 1980
Succeeded: Gene Edward Brooks
Succeeded by: Matthew Paul Brookman

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1998	Southern District of Indiana succeeded Gene Edward Brooks	Clinton (D)	81–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 81–0 on March 2, 1998 · 105th Congress, Roll Call 18. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 81

36 D, 45 R

Did not vote · 19

9 D, 10 R

Education

Drake University	B.A.	1975
George Mason University School of Law (now Antonin Scalia Law School)	J.D.	1980

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Young was assigned 23,538 district-court cases (1978–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 286 days across 15,506 closed cases.

Personal-injury torts37%

Other civil matters22%

Prisoner & habeas12%

Civil rights10%

Contract5%

Other federal statutes4%

Other10%

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 501 of Young’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 389 were affirmed, 87 reversed or vacated, and 25 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 41 published opinions for the court (1998–2011). Most cited: Eli Lilly & Co. v. Zenith Goldline Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (14 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
2005	Eli Lilly & Co. v. Zenith Goldline Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	364 F. Supp. 2d 820	14
2008	Westfield Insurance v. Sheehan Construction Co.	580 F. Supp. 2d 701	9
2010	Elliott v. SHERIFF OF RUSH COUNTY, IND.	686 F. Supp. 2d 840	8
2002	Collins Ex Rel. Collins v. Hamilton	231 F. Supp. 2d 840	8
2008	KnowledgeAZ, Inc. v. JIM WALTERS RESOURCES, INC.	617 F. Supp. 2d 774	6
2011	Jones v. Brown (In Re Brown)	444 B.R. 173	4
1999	Clifford v. Mt. Vernon Barge Service, Inc.	127 F. Supp. 2d 1055	4
2010	McManaway v. KBR, INC.	695 F. Supp. 2d 883	3
2008	Lineback v. Frye Electric, Inc.	539 F. Supp. 2d 1111	3
2000	In Re Conseco, Inc. Securities Litigation	120 F. Supp. 2d 729	3
1999	Wright v. St. Mary's Medical Center of Evansville, Inc.	59 F. Supp. 2d 794	3
2010	Irwin v. CITY OF LAWRENCEBURG, INDIANA	693 F. Supp. 2d 846	2
2009	Monsanto Co. v. Bowman	686 F. Supp. 2d 834	2
2006	Kentner v. TIMOTHY R. DOWNEY INS. INC.	430 F. Supp. 2d 844	2
2005	Stone v. Peoples Trust & Savings Bank	363 F. Supp. 2d 1036	2

Showing the 15 most-cited of 41 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 Richard L. Young?: President William J. Clinton appointed Richard L. Young to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana in 1998.
Was Richard L. Young appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Richard L. Young was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Richard L. Young's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Richard L. Young 81–0 on March 2, 1998.
Which court is Richard L. Young on?: Richard L. Young is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

Sources

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28 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).