Judge David Young is running for Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge, General Division, in the Nov. 3 general election. The seat carries a term commencing July 1.
The race is nonpartisan. Young has served on the Common Pleas bench since 2015, according to his court biography. His current term expires in June 2027.
Candidate information
- Name: David Young
- Office sought: Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge, General Division (Term Commencing July 1)
- Election date: Nov. 3, 2026
- Party: Nonpartisan
- Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting and finance, Miami University (1983); juris doctor, Washington University in St. Louis (1986)
- Bar admissions: Admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, and courts in California (inactive), Florida (inactive) and Washington, D.C., according to his court biography
Experience and public service
Young practiced law for 25 years before joining the bench, according to his court biography. He served as lead counsel in more than 75 jury and bench trials while in private practice, representing domestic and international, public and private corporations and individuals in federal, state and municipal courts in Ohio and California.
His career path included positions as an associate at Smith and Schnacke, at Loeb & Loeb LLP (1988–1990) and at Riordan & McKinzie (1989–1991), according to his court biography and BallotReady. He then served as an assistant prosecuting attorney at the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas from 1991 to 1994 before opening the Law Offices of David C. Young, where he practiced from 1994 to 2012, according to BallotReady.
Young was elected to the Franklin County Municipal Court in 2012 and chaired its Specialized Docket Committee through 2015, according to BallotReady and his court biography. He moved to the Common Pleas General Division bench in 2015.
He also serves as a public arbitrator for FINRA Dispute Resolution and sits on the board of trustees of Alvis House, according to his court biography. He was selected for the 2011 and 2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and was recognized in Business First's November 2010 Top Lawyers list.
On the issues
No issue responses from this candidate were available in the reviewed materials for this profile.
Endorsements
Young has been endorsed by AFL-CIO, according to BallotReady.
- AFL-CIO
This profile was built from publicly available candidate information reviewed by our newsroom, including the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas website and BallotReady. No candidate questionnaire responses were available.
