Jane Ellen Young is an American lawyer who has served as the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire since 2022.

Education

Young received her Bachelor of Arts from

Saint Anselm College Saint Anselm College is a private Benedictine liberal arts college in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Founded in 1889, it is the third-oldest Catholic college in New England. Named for Saint Anselm of Canterbury (Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to ...

in 1986 and her

Juris Doctor The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...

from the

University of New Hampshire School of Law The University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law is a public law school in Concord, New Hampshire, associated with the University of New Hampshire. It is the only law school in the state and was founded in 1973 by Robert H. Rines as ...

in 1989.

Career

From 1990 to 1992, Young served as an assistant county attorney in the Hillsborough County Attorney's Office. She was with the

New Hampshire Department of Justice The New Hampshire Department of Justice (NHDOJ) is a government agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The department is led by the Attorney General of New Hampshire, currently John Formella. NHDOJ headquarters are located at 33 Capitol Stre ...

from 1992 to 2022, holding various positions throughout her career. From 2006 to 2007, she served as chief of the drug unit, from 2007 to 2017, she served as chief of the criminal justice bureau and from 2017 to 2018, she served as director of the division of public protection. From 2018 to 2022, she served as the deputy attorney general. Young became the deputy attorney general on July 2, 2018. On January 7, 2021, Young became acting attorney general of New Hampshire after Gordon J. MacDonald was nominated as chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

U.S. attorney for the District of New Hampshire

On January 26, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Young to be the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire. On January 31, 2022, her nomination was sent to the United States Senate. On March 10, 2022, her nomination was favorably reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. On April 27, 2022, her nomination was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote. She was sworn in on May 2, 2022.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Jane E. Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American women lawyers 20th-century American lawyers 21st-century American women lawyers 21st-century American lawyers New Hampshire lawyers Saint Anselm College alumni United States Attorneys for the District of New Hampshire University of New Hampshire School of Law alumni