Hon. James B. Young, Adoption of Resolution of the Court of Appeals of Indiana

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IN THE

COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA

RE: ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA 49A05-9811-MS-541 IN MEMORY OF THE LATE HONORABLE JAMES B. YOUNG

ORDER

The Court orders the foregoing Memorial Resolution spread of record upon the permanent records of this Court, and the Clerk of this Court is ordered to deliver a copy of said Memorial Resolution to West Publishing Company who is ordered to print and publish the same in the North Eastern Reporter. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court transmit a copy of said Memorial Resolution, under seal of this Court, to Pamela A.Young, 1091 E. Adams Drive, Franklin, Indiana 46131, Sara Henry, 1161 E. Adams Drive, Franklin, Indiana 46431, Carrie Bryson, 2620 Summit Street, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania 15102, Melinda Finlinson, 1121 N. Parker Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46201, Dr. Matthew Young, 164 Chestnut Ridge Road, Arden, North Carolina 28704.     Done at Indianapolis, Indiana, this day of November, 1998.

                        
                        John T. Sharpnack
                        Chief Judge

    Done at Indianapolis, Indiana, this day of November, 1998

            
John T. Sharpnack                    Judge John G. Baker
Chief Judge and                    
Presiding Judge, Fifth District            
                            Judge L. Mark Bailey
            
            
Edward W. Najam, Jr.                Judge Ezra H. Friedlander
Presiding Judge, First District
                            
                            Judge James S. Kirsch

            
Patrick D. Sullivan                    Judge Sanford M. Brook
Presiding Judge, Second District
                            
                            Judge Robert H. Staton

            
William I. Garrard                    Judge Patricia A. Riley
Presiding Judge, Third District        
                            
                            Judge Melissa S. Mattingly
 
            
Carr L. Darden                    Judge Robert D. Rucker
Presiding Judge, Fourth District    
                            
                            Judge Margret G. Robb

                            
IN MEMORIAM

HONORABLE JAMES B. YOUNG

    The following Resolution was adopted as a memorial to the late James B. Young.

    WHEREAS, the Honorable James B. Young, a resident of Naples, Florida, was a

Judge of the Court of Appeals of Indiana; and

    WHEREAS, it is with deep regret that we note the passing of Judge Young at age

70 on August 29, 1998; and

    WHEREAS, Judge Young was appointed to the Court of Appeals of Indiana on

August 1, 1978, retained by the electorate in November, 1980, and served until his

retirement in 1988; and

    WHEREAS, Judge Young received his undergraduate degree from Franklin College and his law degree from Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington in 1955 and was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Indiana the same year; and
    WHEREAS, Judge Young served in the U.S. Army Counter Intelligence Corps from 1951 to 1953; served the people of Indiana as the City Attorney for the City of Franklin, Indiana from 1958 to 1962, as County Attorney for Johnson County from 1966 to 1975, as State Senator from 1966 to 1970, as Special Assistant to the Governor for Legislative Affairs from 1973 to 1975, and in the private practice of law from 1955 to 1975; was appointed the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana in 1975 and

reentered the private practice of law in 1977; and
    WHEREAS, Judge Young was a Korean War Veteran, a life member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, a member of the American Judicature Society and Association of Former United States Attorneys, a member of the Indianapolis, Johnson County (President in 1967), 7th Circuit, Florida, and Indiana State Bar Associations, and was named a Sagamore of the Wabash by Governor Otis Bowen; and
    WHEREAS, Judge Young is survived by Pamela Auxter Young, three daughters, Melinda Finlinson, Sarah Henry, Carrie Bryson, a son, Dr. Matthew Young, five grandchildren, and two step-granchildren;
and
    WHEREAS, his passing is a loss to his community, our State, his family, friends, and this Court.
    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Memorial Resolution be adopted by the Court of Appeals of Indiana and spread of record on the Order Book of this Court.
    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the members of this Court extend their sympathy to Pamela A. Young and to the daughters, son, family and friends of this able lawyer and jurist and that a copy of the Memorial Resolution, under seal of this Court, be sent to Pamela A. Young and to his daughters and son.                             

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