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Hon. William G. Young
District judge
D.Mass.
1st Circuit
Average Rating:
5.3
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Hon. William G. Young
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date
Temp* Sch* Indu* Comp* Punct* Ev-Cv* Ev-Cr* Flex Bail Crim Settle Trial Sent Coop Average
Civil Litigation - Private
10228
1/2/10
2
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8
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2
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2.5
Litigant
9151
1/1/09
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Probation or Pretrial Officer
6452
1/1/08
5
7
5
6
0
0
6
0
5
6
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0
6
3
5.8
Civil Litigation - Private
5706
1/1/08
5
9
8
8
5
3
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
6.3
Civil Litigation - Private
4120
1/2/07
3
8
7
8
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8
0
0
0
0
0
0
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6.8
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General Inclination in Criminal Appeals (1=Strongly ProGovernment,10=Strongly ProDefense)
General Inclination in Civil Rights Appeals (1=Strongly Pro-Defendant,10=Strongly ProPlaintiff)
General Inclination in Labor Law Appeals (1=Strongly ProEmployee,10=Strongly ProEmployer)
General Inclination in Immigration Appeals (1=Strongly ProImmigrant,10=Strongly ProGov.)
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Civil Litigation - Private
10228
1/2/10
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Litigant
9151
1/1/09
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Probation or Pretrial Officer
6452
1/1/08
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0
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Civil Litigation - Private
5706
1/1/08
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Civil Litigation - Private
4120
1/2/07
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Litigant
13389
1/2/12
1
Litigant
4671
1/2/07
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Temperament (1=Awful 10=Excellent)
Scholarship (1=Awful 10=Excellent)
Industriousness (1=Not at all industrious 10=Highly industrious)
Ability to Handle Complex Litigation (1=Awful 10=Excellent)
Punctuality (1=Chronically Late 10=Always on Time)
Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation (1=Demonstrates Bias 10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation (1=Demonstrates Bias 10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Flexibility in Scheduling (1=Completely Inflexible 10=Very Flexible)
General Inclination Regarding Bail (1=Pro-Defense 10=Pro-Government)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pre-Trial (1=Pro-Defense 10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Civil Settlement Discussions (1=Least Involved 10=Most Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial (1=Pro-Defense 10=Pro-Government)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing (1=Pro-Defense 10=Pro-Government)
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What others have said about
Hon. William G. Young
Litigant
comment #:
13389
rating:
0
Absolute Bias, reads pro se complaints but disregards facts. Enters rulings devoid of factual content. A bully and a coward, no less threatened sanctions upon attempt to appeal. Those who think they are above the, fear the law...and with good reason
1/2/12, 3:45 PM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
10228
rating:
2.5
Often wrong but seldom in doubt. Judge Young thinks enormously highly of himself but is no judicial heavyweight. He is often rash and hasty, and seems to have a proclivity towards corporate interests. He also favors parties represented by his former clerks. He seems neither interest in knowing about, or adhering to, precedent. Will be a good day for the judiciary when he finally hangs up the robe.
1/2/10, 3:07 PM
Litigant
comment #:
9151
rating:
0
Judge Young does not play fair with pro se litigants. He allows Defendants to violate Rule 26 by loosing evidence and he does not compel them to turn over discovery.
1/1/09, 4:44 PM
Probation or Pretrial Officer
comment #:
6452
rating:
5.8
Recently had two cases (Stewart and Soto -- No. 07-1245) reversed by First Circuit. Judge Young refused to force defendants to submit DNA samples based on privacy concerns. The court then discounted each of these interests, concluding that 1) the programmatic collection of DNA has little connection to the supervision of probationers; 2) the government's interest in deterring crime through the DNA program was speculative at best because Stewart's crimes were non-violent property crimes; and 3) the government's general interest in solving crimes should not be given 'overmuch weight' in the analysis. The First Circuit ruled in Weikert and concluded that the government has 'important interests in monitoring and rehabilitating supervised releasees, solving crimes, and exonerating innocent individuals' through use of the CODIS database. Reversed.
1/1/08, 9:34 PM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
5706
rating:
6.3
Very smart, but that page-limit thing has got to go. Doesn't enjoy complicated cases.
1/1/08, 9:17 PM
Litigant
comment #:
4671
rating:
0
Judge Young allows his clerk to run his civil docket. He should be well aware that his clerk works under the table transcribing cases for certain attorneys who practice in Young's court. Very bright but very short tempered
1/2/07, 5:30 PM
Civil Litigation - Private
comment #:
4120
rating:
6.8
Very bright. No nonsense. But can be very mean. And sometimes gets a little frustrated with complex cases.
1/2/07, 3:49 PM
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