Ex-Supreme Court Justice Robert Young.
Sometimes it pays to just be a really lousy, tone-deaf lawyer. Just ask Robert P. Young Jr., the former chief State Supreme Court Justice who was hired by Michigan State University as its general counsel less than a year ago
An MSU spokeswoman confirms to Ross Jones of WXYZ that Young, 67, who was fired last week by acting President Satish Udpa, will get $990,402 for the remainder of his three-year contract.
Nice payoff.
Young, who was hired by former MSU acting President John Engler was accused of:
- Treating survivors of Nassar's sexual abuse as adversaries during settlement negotiations.
- Failing to share with trustees a scathing Department of Education report criticizing MSU for repeatedly failing to ensure safety on campus.
- Of obstructing the attorney general's investigation into who knew what about Nassar.
Young began serving on the state Supreme Court in 1999 and left the job in 2017.
-- Allan Lengel
