Judge David Young is running for Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge, General Division, in the Tuesday, Nov. 3, general election. The seat carries a term commencing July 1. Dublin falls within Franklin County, so local residents vote in this race.

Young has served as a Common Pleas judge since 2015, according to his court biography. His current term expires in June 2027.

The race is nonpartisan.

Candidate information

  • Office sought: Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge, General Division (Term Commencing 7/1)
  • Party: Nonpartisan
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting and finance, Miami University (1983); J.D., Washington University in St. Louis (1986)
  • Bar admissions: Admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Also admitted in California (inactive), Florida (inactive) and Washington, D.C., according to his court biography.
  • Community involvement: Board of trustees member, Alvis House

Experience and public service

Young practiced law for 25 years before joining the bench, according to his court biography. He represented domestic and international, public and private corporations and individuals in federal, state and municipal courts in Ohio and California. He served as lead counsel in more than 75 jury and bench trials while in private practice.

His career included work as an associate at Loeb and Loeb LLP (1988–1990) and an associate at Riordan and McKinzie (1989–1991), according to BallotReady. He then served as an assistant prosecuting attorney at the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas (1991–1994). He ran the Law Offices of David C. Young from 1994 to 2012.

Young was elected to the Franklin County Municipal Court in 2012 and served as chairperson of the Specialized Docket Committee there through 2015, according to his court biography. He moved to the Common Pleas bench in 2015.

He also serves as a public arbitrator for FINRA Dispute Resolution. He was selected for inclusion in the 2011 and 2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and recognized in Business First's Top Lawyers list in 2011, according to his court biography.

On the issues

No issue positions or policy responses from Young were available for this profile.

Endorsements

Young has been endorsed by the AFL-CIO, according to BallotReady.

  • AFL-CIO

Candidate information was drawn from the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas website and BallotReady. The Dublin Ledger did not interview the candidate for this profile.