NASHVILLE – Bill Young, a former general counsel for Chattanooga-based BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, was named Wednesday by the Tennessee Supreme Court as its next director of the Administrative Office of the Courts.
Young has been serving as solicitor general for Tennessee Attorney General Robert Cooper for more than two years. He will head the courts’ office later this year.
“Bill Young’s years of experience in the attorney general’s office, especially as solicitor general, and in the private sector, as general counsel for Blue-Cross BlueShield, place him in good stead to lead the administration of the judiciary for years to come,” said Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Gary Wade in a news release.
Young will replace Libby Sykes, who announced in August she is retiring.
“Bill has been an outstanding solicitor general who has brought great legal and personal skills to a demanding job. The office will miss his counsel, and we wish him the best of luck in his new position,” Cooper said.