Tawya Young serves as the bailiff on JUDGE DAVID YOUNG (no relation). A New York court officer since 1996, Young was promoted from officer to sergeant in 2001 and from sergeant to lieutenant in 2004.

Energetic and enterprising, Young had already succeeded in one career before starting her work in law enforcement. She began her career working for DDB Needham Advertising where she served as a print traffic manager on such high profile accounts as Volkswagen, Cigna, and Hershey Foods.

Young expects to put her education to work every day on the set of JUDGE DAVID YOUNG. She received her bachelor's degree in psychology and sociology in 2000 from Hunter College, where she also recently received a master's degree in social work in May of 2007.

Prior to working on JUDGE DAVID YOUNG, Young was assigned to Brooklyn Civil- Small Claims Court. She was a recipient of the New York State Courts- Merit Performance Award for Outstanding Educational Efforts in May 2005 and a recipient of the Law Enforcement Appreciation Award in May 2003.