John Milton Younge (born July 19, 1955) is a
United States district judge
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of the
.
Biography
Younge received his
Bachelor of Science
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The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...
in 1977 from
Boston University
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, his
Juris Doctor
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and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
in 1981 from
Howard University School of Law
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, and a
Master of Judicial Studies in 2011 from the
University of Nevada, Reno
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. He began his legal career as a solo practitioner in
Philadelphia
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from 1982 to 1985. From 1985 to 1995, Younge worked at the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, serving as Deputy Executive Director and subsequently as
General Counsel
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In a company, the person holding the position typically reports directly to the CEO, and their ...
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. Younge served on the Ward Executive Committee with the Philadelphia Democratic Party since 1984, when he served on the Ward Executive Committee for the Party. Younge won election to the bench as a Democrat and ran twice unsuccessfully as a Democrat for the
Pennsylvania Superior Court
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Jurisdiction
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.
Federal judicial service
Expired nomination to district court under Obama
On July 30, 2015,
President Obama
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nominated Younge to serve as a United States District Judge of the
, to the seat vacated by Judge
Mary A. McLaughlin
Mary A. McLaughlin (born 1946) is an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Education and career
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, McLaughlin received a Bache ...
, who assumed
senior status
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on November 18, 2013. He received a hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee
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on December 9, 2015. His nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the
114th Congress
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.
Renomination to district court under Trump
On July 13, 2018, President
Donald Trump
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Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
announced his intent to nominate Younge to a seat on the
.
["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](_blank)
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.
On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under
Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
. On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Younge for a federal judgeship. His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day. On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 15–7 vote with the seven negative votes coming from Republicans. On July 31, 2019, the Senate confirmed his nomination by
voice vote
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. He received his judicial commission on August 20, 2019.
See also
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Barack Obama judicial appointment controversies
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List of African-American federal judges
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United States Supreme Court
United States Courts of Appeals
United States District Courts ...
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List of African-American jurists
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References
External links
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1955 births
Living people
20th-century American lawyers
20th-century American judges
21st-century American lawyers
21st-century American judges
African-American lawyers
African-American judges
Boston University alumni
Howard University School of Law alumni
Judges of the Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Lawyers from Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Democrats
United States district court judges appointed by Donald Trump
University of Nevada, Reno alumni