Roger Young Biography – Roger Young Wiki

Roger Young holds the position of circuit court judge for the Ninth Judicial Circuit in South Carolina. His election to the court by the South Carolina General Assembly took place, and he officially took office on July 1, 2003. Judge Young was re-elected on February 4, 2015, and once again on February 3, 2021, with his current term set to expire in 2027.

The South Carolina Judicial Branch Website notes that Judge Young was President of the South Carolina Circuit Court Judges Association from 2012 to 2014.

During his time in private practice, Judge Young additionally worked as a Municipal Judge for the City of North Charleston from 1988 to 1990. In 1990, he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives, serving two terms. From 1996, he was the Master-in-Equity for Charleston County until he succeeded Judge Vic Rawl on the Circuit Court bench following Judge Rawl’s retirement on July 1, 2003.

Judge Young graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the Baptist College at Charleston, which is now known as Charleston Southern University, in 1980. He graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1983 with the degree of Juris Doctor, and with the degree of Master of Judicial Studies from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2000.

Roger Young Age

Roger M. Young, Sr. was born in 1958 in Michigan. He grew up in North Charleston, South Carolina.

Roger Young Wife

Judge Young is married to Tara Amick, a native of Lexington.

Family

The Hon. Roger Young is the son of the late Rev. James W. Young and Joyce L. Young. Born in Michigan, his family moved to South Carolina when he was two years old.

Salary

South Carolina circuit court judge Roger Young receives an annual salary of $262,300.