Judge Roderick C. Young was appointed to the Eastern District of Virginia by President Donald Trump in 2020.
Born in Petersburg, Virginia in 1966, Judge Young received his undergraduate degree from George Mason University and his law degree from West Virginia University College of Law. He began his career as a public defender, served as an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney for the City of Richmond beginning in 1998, and then joined the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia in 2002, where he became Deputy Criminal Supervisor in 2012. He was appointed a U.S. Magistrate Judge in October 2014. On the recommendation of Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, President Trump nominated him on May 6, 2020; he was confirmed on September 24, 2020, and received his commission on September 29, 2020.
Education
- West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1994
- George Mason University, B.A., 1989
Career
- U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Virginia (Richmond Division), 2020–present
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of Virginia, 2014–2020
- Deputy Criminal Supervisor/Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, 2002–2014
- Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney, City of Richmond, 1998–2002
- Assistant Public Defender, Portsmouth
- Public defender work, early career