John Milton Younge

John Milton Younge (born July 19, 1955) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

John Younge
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Incumbent
Assumed office August 20, 2019
Appointed by	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Mary A. McLaughlin
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County
In office January 1996 – August 20, 2019
Personal details
Born	John Milton Younge July 19, 1955[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	Boston University (BS) Howard University School of Law (JD) University of Nevada, Reno (MJS)

Biography

Younge received his Bachelor of Science in 1977 from Boston University, his Juris Doctor in 1981 from Howard University School of Law, and a Master of Judicial Studies in 2011 from the University of Nevada, Reno. He began his legal career as a solo practitioner in Philadelphia from 1982 to 1985. From 1985 to 1995, Younge worked at the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, serving as Deputy Executive Eirector and subsequently as General Counsel from 1991 to 1995. From 1996 to 2019, Younge was a Judge on the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, where he presided over both criminal and civil cases.[2]

Federal judicial service

Expired nomination to district court under Obama

On July 30, 2015, President Obama nominated Younge to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to the seat vacated by Judge Mary A. McLaughlin, who assumed senior status on November 18, 2013.[3] He received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 9, 2015.[4] His nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the 114th Congress.

Renomination to district court under Trump

On July 13, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Younge to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.[5] On July 17, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump re-nominated Younge to the same seat to which President Obama had previously nominated him.[6]

On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Younge for a federal judgeship.[7] His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day.[8] On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 15–7 vote with the seven negative votes coming from Republicans.[9] On July 31, 2019, the Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote. He received his judicial commission on August 20, 2019.

See also

• Barack Obama judicial appointment controversies

References

1. Centre Daily Times: Superior court judge
2. "President Obama Nominates Seven to Serve on the United States District Courts" White House, July 30, 2015
3. "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, July 30, 2015
4. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for December 9, 2015
5. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Sixteenth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Sixteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees, and Eleventh Wave of United States Marshal Nominees" White House, July 13, 2018 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
6. "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, July 17, 2018
7. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees", White House, January 23, 2019
8. "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 23, 2019
9. Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee

External links

• John Milton Younge at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.