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Evan A. Young
Justice · Supreme Court of Texas
Biography
Professional career
- Following the resignation of Justice Eva Guzman, Governor Greg Abbott appointed Young to the Supreme Court of Texas on November 1, 2021
- He held the role of Counsel to the U.S. Attorney General during George W. Bush’s second term and was detailed to Baghdad, Iraq, as Deputy Rule of Law Coordinator, assisting the Iraqi government in strengthening its legal system
- Justice Evan A. Young combines extensive experience in private practice, federal government service, and academia with a strong commitment to public service and the rule of law
Education
- Law degree from Yale Law School in 2004.
- Bachelor of Arts in history from Duke University in 1999, graduating summa cum laude and inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.
- earned a second Bachelor of Arts from Magdalen College, Oxford, with First Class Honours in Modern History
Additional information
- Sworn in on November 10, 2021, and subsequently elected to a six-year term in November 2022, which expires on December 31, 2028.
- He also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law and the University of Mississippi School of Law, and was a member of the Texas Judicial Council from 2017 until his Supreme Court appointment.
- Date of birth: 1980
- Evan Andrew Young was born on September 14, 1976, and grew up in San Antonio, Texas, graduating from Tom C. Clark High School.
- After law school, Young clerked for Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and then for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
- Young later joined Baker Botts L.L.P., where he chaired the Supreme Court and Constitutional Law practice group.
- His career reflects a blend of judicial, legal, and international experience, making him a prominent figure on the Texas Supreme Court.
- Young is also an elected member of the American Law Institute and has served on the Supreme Court Advisory Committee.
- He resides in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Tobi, who previously held the role of General Counsel for former President George W. Bush and clerked for Justice Neil Gorsuch, and their daughter, Romilly.
- Young was selected as a British Marshall Scholar
- focusing on British constitutional history.
- Young has been active in community service, including leadership roles with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Texas Regional Office, and has volunteered in education and religious liberty advocacy.
- Young is an enrolled citizen of the Chickasaw Nation.
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