James Scott Young (December 3, 1848 – February 25, 1914) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

James Scott Young
Pennsylvania Western District Court
Born 1848 in Pittsburgh, PA
Died 1914
FJC ID: 2676
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County [Pennsylvania]Judge · 1905–1908
U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania1902–1905- Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania1872–1902
Appointments
1908–1914 · Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
- Read law1872
- Washington and Jefferson CollegeA.B. · 1869