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Reagan-Era Judge Calls Trump ‘Authoritarian’ As He Prepares To Block Deportations
A Reagan-appointed federal judge called President Donald Trump an “authoritarian” during a hearing on Thursday. U.S. District Judge William Young, who is overseeing a case challenging the administration’s attempts to…
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About William G. Young
William Glover Young is an American attorney and jurist serving as a senior U.S. district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He was appointed in 1985 by President Ronald Reagan, and he served as chief judge of the district from 1999 to 2005. Young was a judge of the Massachusetts Superior Court from 1978 to 1985.
Everything about William G. Young →- Occupation
- lawyer, judge
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1940