Newton C. Young

Newton C. Young (January 28, 1862 – November 10, 1923) was an American judge who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1898 to 1906. He had previously served as the state's attorney of Pembina County, North Dakota.

Early life and education Young was born on January 28, 1862, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Politically, Young was a Republican. He was reelected to a second term in 1904. He served on the court for approximately seven years and ten and one-half months. He was chief justice for a time. In 1906, Young resigned from the court. He practiced law in Fargo, North Dakota until his death. After resigning from the court he joined the firm Ball, Watson & Young (later Watson & Young). The firm served as division counsel of the Northern Pacific Railway.

Young served as a trustee of North Dakota State University from 1907 through 1915.

Personal life and death Young married Ida B. Clarke on June 23, 1887, in Iowa City, Iowa. They had one son and two daughters. He was a member of several organizations and fraternities, including Phi Delta Theta and Phi Beta Kappa, and the Shriners.

Young died on November 10, 1923, at the age of 61.