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John C. Young (judge) (1886 – January 23, 1981)^[1] was an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court from 1935 to 1945, and thereafter served as a judge in the Nuremberg trials.

"Young was elected to the Supreme Court in 1935 as a Democrat and served 10 years. He was chief justice during his last three years on the court. President Harry S Truman appointed him to the International Tribunal in 1947 and during his year in Nuremberg he presided over the trial of 13 war criminals".^[1]

Young died at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the age of 94.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Former Chief Justice Dies", The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (January 25, 1981), p. 3.

Political offices Preceded byJohn Taylor Adams Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court 1935–1945 Succeeded byMortimer Stone

Category:1886 births Category:1981 deaths Category:Justices of the Colorado Supreme Court

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