He subsequently became an elected judge in the Miami-Dade County judicial system, until his resignation from the bench in 2007 to star in his own daily television court show.
Scott Bernstein is also an elected judge in the Miami-Dade County judicial system.
[2] In 2002, Young completed Harvard Kennedy School's program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a David Bohnett LGBTQ Victory Institute Leadership Fellow.
[5] After his two year television career, Young was elected back to the Circuit Court of Miami-Dade County, Florida, without opposition in 2016 and again in 2022.
He is currently the Judge in the Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner Divorce Case.