(Winner)
JAMES H. YOUNG, Indianapolis, a partner at the Indianapolis law firm of Young & Young, has been a civil trial lawyer for the past 44 years. For the vast majority of his career, his practice focuses on assisting clients in the area of personal injury litigation. Young obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University in 1978 and then went on to earn his Juris Doctorate from the Indiana University McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, in 1981, graduating cum laude. After becoming admitted in 1981 to practice law in Indiana, Young started working as a deputy prosecuting attorney with the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office. He later joined Young & Young, the firm founded by his father, Howard S. Young, Jr. In addition to his Indiana admission, Young also is admitted to practice before the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Young is a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association; the Indiana State Bar Association; the Association of Trial Lawyers of America; and the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, having served on the Board of Directors since 1989. Young also is a member of Phi Delta Phi and Who’s Who of American Executives and Professionals. He has presented multiple times for seminars and continuing legal education forums for the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum and the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. Young previously served on the Indiana Judicial Nominating and the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications from 2005-2007 and then again from 2017-2019. Young also served as a member of the Marion County Judicial Selection Committee from 2022-2025. His civic efforts include his service as a volunteer and past member of the Advising Board for Easter Seals Crossroads as well as being a current member of the Board of Directors of the Indianapolis Legal Aid Society.
Pursuant to I.C. ยง 33-27-2-8(b)(4), James H. Young submits the following statement concerning his efforts and achievements towards the improvement of the administration of justice:
For the past forty-four years, I have been actively engaged in civil trial practice, in Indianapolis, and many other counties in Indiana. Our family law firm represents injured individuals who need the protections our time-honored judicial system provides. Over the years, through extensive experience in litigation and the active practice of law, I feel I have learned what qualities a judicial candidate should possess. I believe I can speak on behalf of and represent all lawyers, whether they practice individually, in small firms or large. In terms of efforts to bring about improvements and betterment of the administration of justice, I have served two terms on the Indiana Judicial Nominating and Qualifications Commission, and just finished a partial term on the Marion County Judicial Selection Committee. Both of these Committees are critical in building Indiana’s strong judiciary, and I am proud to have been a part of important work. I also feel that leading by example, being a lawyer and person of honesty, integrity and civility, is the best way to enhance the administration of justice, and I have always strived to do so.