# George B. Young *American jurist and lawyer; Minnesota Supreme Court justice and court reporter (1874–1892)* George Brooks Young (July 24, 1840 – December 30, 1906) was a lawyer and judge. He sat on the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] in 1874 and 1875 and was the court's reporter from 1875 to 1892.[^1] Young was a native of Boston, Massachusetts, and was trained at Harvard Law School. He began his legal career in New York and relocated in 1870 to [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]]. He practiced law there after leaving the reporter's post and died in that city.[^1] ## Early life and education Young was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 24, 1840.[^1] He finished Harvard Law School in 1863 and read law under Henry Austin Scudder.[^1] ## Legal career Young gained admission to the bar in New York City in 1864.[^1] Six years later, in 1870, he settled in Saint Paul and kept up his law practice there.[^1] ## Minnesota Supreme Court Young's tenure as a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court covered 1874 and 1875.[^1] He then held the office of Minnesota Supreme Court Reporter from 1875 until 1892.[^1] After leaving that office he went back to practicing law.[^1] ## Death Young died on December 30, 1906, in Saint Paul.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *George B. Young* (revision 1343299593, retrieved 2026-10-26) — establishes Young's birth and death dates and places, his Harvard Law School graduation (1863), his study under Henry Austin Scudder, his New York bar admission (1864), his move to Saint Paul (1870), his Minnesota Supreme Court service (1874–1875), his tenure as court reporter (1875–1892), and his return to practice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_B._Young