Robert P. Young Jr.
Robert P. Young Jr. | |
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| 68th Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court | |
| In office January 5, 2011 – January 6, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Marilyn Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Markman |
| Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court | |
| In office December 30, 1998 – April 30, 2017 | |
| Appointed by | John Engler |
| Preceded by | Conrad Mallett |
| Succeeded by | Kurtis T. Wilder |
| Judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals | |
| In office 1995 – December 30, 1998 | |
| Appointed by | John Engler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 13, 1951 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) |
Robert P. Young Jr. (born June 13, 1951) is a former justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. Young was first appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court in 1999, elected in 2000 and 2002, and again won reelection in 2010 for a term ending in 2019. Justice Young announced he would be retiring from the court at the end of April 2017. Young is a self-described judicial traditionalist or textualist. In June 2017, Young announced his intentions to run against Debbie Stabenow in the 2018 senate race, but later dropped out saying he could not raise enough money for his campaign.