Draft:John C. Young (judge)

John C. Young (judge) (1886 – January 23, 1981)[1] was an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court from 1935 to 1945, and thereafter served as a judge in the Nuremberg trials.

"Young was elected to the Supreme Court in 1935 as a Democrat and served 10 years. He was chief justice during his last three years on the court. President Harry S Truman appointed him to the International Tribunal in 1947 and during his year in Nuremberg he presided over the trial of 13 war criminals".[1]

Young died at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the age of 94.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Former Chief Justice Dies", The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (January 25, 1981), p. 3.


Political offices
Preceded by Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
1935–1945
Succeeded by


Category:1886 births Category:1981 deaths Category:Justices of the Colorado Supreme Court


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