Honorable Joan E. Young
Presiding Judge of the Circuit Court Family Division

• Appointed Circuit Judge, March 1997; assigned to Family Division, 1998-present
• Chief Circuit Judge, April 2001-December 2003; Chief Judge Pro Tempore, 2000-March 2001,  Presiding Judge-Family Division, January 2009-present
• Probate Judge, January 1989-March 1997; Chief Judge, 1994-1997
• Chief Judge 52nd District Court, 1996-1997
• Recipient: Oakland County Bar Association Distinguished Service Award, Women's Survival Center Wonder Woman Award, John N. O'Brien Leadership Award, Congressional Coalition on Adoption 2000 "Angel in Adoption" Award, HAVEN'S Sustained Community Leadership Award, Parents of Murdered Children Metro Detroit Chapter's Judicial Advocate Award; honored by the Oakland County Women's Bar Association
• Member: Oakland County Bar Association, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Michigan Judges Association, Michigan Judges Association's Domestic Relations Committee
• Michigan Opera Theatre Trustee; Advisory Board of Parents of Murdered Children Inc., Metro Detroit Chapter; Wayne State University Law School Board of Advisors; Oakland County Safe Havens Advisory Board, Prevention of the Sexual Exploitation of Children Taskforce
• The Child Abuse and Neglect Council of Oakland County has named its Foster Parent of the Year Award after Judge Young