John M. Younge

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John M. Younge
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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Tenure

2019 - Present

Years in position

5

Prior offices
Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas

Education

Bachelor's

Boston University, 1977

Law

Howard University, 2011

Personal
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pa.

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John Milton Younge is a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. On July 17, 2018, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Younge to a seat on this court. The U.S. Senate confirmed Younge on July 31, 2019, by voice vote.[1][2] He received commission on August 20, 2019.[3] To see a full list of judges appointed by Donald Trump, click here.

President Barack Obama (D) nominated Younge to the same court on July 30, 2015.[4] On January 3, 2017, Younge's nomination was returned to President Obama at the sine die adjournment of the 114th Congress.[5][6]

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is one of 94 U.S. district courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.

Younge was a judge on the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania from 1996 to 2019.

Judicial nominations, appointments, and elections

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2019-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump

President Donald Trump (R) nominated Younge to a seat on the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on July 17, 2018. The U.S. Senate confirmed Younge on July 31, 2019, by voice vote.[1][2] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: John Milton Younge
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Progress
Confirmed 379 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: July 17, 2018
ApprovedAABA Rating: Substantial majority qualified / Minority not qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
ApprovedAHearing: No hearings held
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: February 7, 2019 
ApprovedAConfirmed: July 31, 2019
ApprovedAVote: Voice vote


Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Younge on July 31, 2019, by voice vote.[2]

Change in Senate rules
See also:
Filibuster and reconciliation in the United States Congress
Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
United States federal courts

Younge was confirmed to a U.S. District Court under a new precedent the Senate established in 2019.

On April 3, 2019, the U.S. Senate voted 51-48 in favor of a change to chamber precedent lowering the maximum time allowed for debate on executive nominees to posts below the Cabinet level and on nominees to district court judgeships from 30 hours after invoking cloture to two.[7]

The change was passed under a procedure, often referred to as the nuclear option, that requires 51 votes rather than 60.[8]

It was the third use of the nuclear option in Senate history. In 2013, it was used to eliminate the 60-vote threshold to confirm presidential nominees, except those to the Supreme Court. In 2017, it was used to eliminate the 60-vote threshold required to confirm Supreme Court nominees.[9] For more, see Filibuster and reconciliation in the United States Congress.


Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee did not hold hearings on Younge's nomination.[1][2]

The Senate Judiciary Committee favorably reported Younge's nomination on February 7, 2019.[10] Click here to see how the committee voted. Younge's nomination was one of 44 that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) reported that day.


Nomination

President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Younge to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on July 13, 2018.[11] The U.S. Senate officially received the nomination on July 17, 2018. Younge was nominated to succeed Judge Mary McLaughlin, who assumed senior status on November 18, 2013.[1]

At the sine die adjournment of the 115th Congress on January 3, 2019, the Senate returned Younge's nomination to President Trump.[12] Younge was one of 51 individuals the president re-nominated on January 23, 2019.[13]

The American Bar Association rated Younge qualified by a substantial majority and not qualified by a minority for the position.[14] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2015-2017)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Barack Obama

President Barack Obama (D) nominated Younge to a seat on the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on July 30, 2015.[4] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

Younge's hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on December 9, 2015.[15]

Nomination

Younge was nominated to succeed Judge Mary McLaughlin, who assumed senior status on November 18, 2013.[5] On January 3, 2017, Younge's nomination was returned to President Obama at the sine die adjournment of the 114th Congress.[5][6]

The American Bar Association rated Younge qualified by a substantial majority and not qualified by a minority for the position.[16] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (1996-2019)

Younge was a judge on the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania from 1996 to 2019.[17] Younge was first elected to the court in 1995.[18]

2015 election

See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2015

Younge was retained to Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas with 75.63 percent of the vote on November 3, 2015.[19]

Education

Younge earned his B.A. from Boston University in 1977 and his J.D. from Howard University in 1981.[20] He also obtained an M.J.S. from the University of Nevada, which he earned in 2011.[4]

Professional career

About the court

Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Third Circuit
Eastern district of PA seal.gif
Judgeships
Posts: 22
Judges: 20
Vacancies: 2
Judges
Chief: Mitchell Goldberg
Active judges:
Wendy Beetlestone, Mary Kay Costello, Paul Diamond, John Gallagher, Mitchell Goldberg, Kelley Hodge, Mark A. Kearney, Chad F. Kenney Sr., Joseph F. Leeson Jr., Karen Marston, Gerald Austin McHugh Jr., John Frank Murphy, Gerald J. Pappert, Mia Roberts Perez, Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro, Juan Sanchez, Jeffrey L. Schmehl, Kai Scott, Joshua Wolson, John M. Younge

Senior judges:
Harvey Bartle, Michael Baylson, Anita Brody, Ronald Buckwalter, Legrome Davis, Jan DuBois, Darnell Jones, Robert Kelly, John Padova Sr., Eduardo Robreno, Cynthia Rufe, Timothy J. Savage, Berle Schiller, Joel Slomsky, Richard Barclay Surrick, Petrese Tucker, William Yohn


The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is one of 94 United States district courts. It is one of the original thirteen federal judiciary districts created by the Judiciary Act of 1789.

When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit based in downtown Philadelphia at the James Byrne Courthouse.

The Counties of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (click for larger map)

The Eastern District of Pennsylvania has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

The geographic jurisdiction of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania consists of all the following counties in the eastern part of the state of Pennsylvania.

To read opinions published by this court, click here.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

  • The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
  • The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  • The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
  • As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
  • After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
  • If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
  • If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
  • The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
  • If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
  • If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Congress.gov, "PN2269 — John Milton Younge — The Judiciary," accessed August 1, 2019
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Congress.gov, "PN259 — John Milton Younge — The Judiciary," accessed August 1, 2019
  3. ↑ Younge, John Milton," accessed August 21, 2019
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The White House, "President Obama Nominates Seven to Serve on United States District Courts," July 30, 2015
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Congress, "PN 757 — John Milton Younge — The Judiciary," accessed January 3, 2017
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjourns sine die or recesses for more than 30 days. Congressional Research Service, "Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure," April 11, 2017
  7. ↑ The Hill, "GOP triggers 'nuclear option' to speed up Trump picks," April 3, 2019
  8. ↑ Axios, "Senate GOP invokes 'nuclear option' to speed up confirmations of Trump nominees," April 3, 2019
  9. ↑ NBC News, "McConnell to use 'nuclear option' to confirm lower-level nominees," April 2, 2019
  10. ↑ U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, "Results of Executive Business Meeting," February 7, 2019
  11. ↑ WhiteHouse.gov, "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," July 13, 2018
  12. ↑ Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjourns sine die or recesses for more than 30 days. Congressional Research Service, "Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure," April 11, 2017
  13. ↑ WhiteHouse.gov, "Nominations Sent to the Senate," January 23, 2019
  14. ↑ American Bar Associations, "Rating of Article III and Article IV judicial nominees: 116th Congress," accessed August 1, 2019
  15. ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee, "Nominations," December 9, 2015
  16. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of the Article III judicial nominees, 114th Congress," accessed December 15, 2015
  17. ↑ Pennsylvania Administrative Office of the Courts, "Court of Common Pleas Judges, Philadelphia County," accessed August 4, 2015
  18. ↑ PR Newswire, "Judge John Younge Endorsed for Pennsylvania Superior Court," accessed July 16, 2013
  19. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Returns," November 3, 2015
  20. ↑ Martindale, "Judge Profile: John M. Younge," accessed July 16, 2013
  21. ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee, "Questionnaire for judicial nominees: John Milton Younge," accessed August 1, 2019

Political offices
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- 		United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
2019-Present		 Succeeded by
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Preceded by
- 		Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
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Pennsylvania courts

Federal courts:

Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania

State courts:

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania Superior Court • Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court • Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas • Pennsylvania Magisterial Districts

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