JOSEPH H. YOUNG, Senior Judge
Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, since 1991 (Judge, 1971-87).
Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, July 18, 1922. Attended Mercersberg Military Academy, Mercersberg, Pennsylvania. Served in U.S. Army Infantry, 1942-46 (Bronze Star, Purple Heart). Dartmouth College, A.B., 1948; University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1951. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1951. Member, Federal, American, Maryland State and Baltimore City Bar Associations; Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. Formerly associated with Marbury, Miller, and Evans; Piper and Marbury (partner, 1958-71). Instructor, McCoy College of The Johns Hopkins University, 1954-62. Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society, 1958-71; CICHA (Health Appeal), 1964-71. Board of Directors, Maryland Division, American Cancer Society, 1958- (chair, 1969-71). Director, American Cancer Society, New York, 1968-. Chair, Board of Directors, American Cancer Society, 1978-81. Member, Oncology Advisory Council, The Johns Hopkins University; Executive Committee, International Union Against Cancer, 1981-. Member, Dartmouth College Alumni Council; Rule Day Club; Lawyers Round Table; 14 Hamilton Street Club; honorary member, National Lawyers Club of Washington. Annual Layman's Award, Society of Surgical Oncology, 1982; Distinguished Service Award, American Cancer Society, 1983; Alumni Award, Dartmouth College, 1983.
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