John Milton Younge
John Milton Younge | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | |
| Assumed office August 20, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Mary A. McLaughlin |
| Judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas | |
| In office January 1996 – August 20, 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 19, 1955 Democratic[2] |
| Education | Boston University (BS) Howard University (JD) University of Nevada, Reno (MJS) |
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.
Biography
Younge received his
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.[5] He received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 9, 2015.[6] 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 as part of a bipartisan package of judicial nominees.[7] 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.[8]
On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under
See also
- Barack Obama judicial appointment controversies
- List of African-American federal judges
- List of African-American jurists
References
- ^ Centre Daily Times: Superior court judge
- ^ Voruganti, Harsh (2018-12-13). "Judge John Milton Younge – Nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania". The Vetting Room. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ "President Obama Nominates Seven to Serve on the United States District Courts" White House, July 30, 2015
- ^ Voruganti, Harsh (2018-12-13). "Judge John Milton Younge – Nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania". The Vetting Room. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, July 30, 2015
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for December 9, 2015
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate Today", White House, July 17, 2018
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees", White House, January 23, 2019
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, January 23, 2019
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019" (PDF). Senate Judiciary Committee.
- ^ "PN259 — John Milton Younge — The Judiciary 116th Congress (2019-2020)". congress.gov. January 23, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ John Milton Younge at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- John Milton Younge at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.