William Yohn

William Yohn

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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (senior status)

Tenure

2003 - Present

Years in position

21

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Successor: Gene Pratter

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Education

Bachelor's

Princeton, 1957

Law

Yale Law, 1960

Personal

Birthplace

Pottstown, Pa.

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William Hendricks Yohn, Jr. is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He joined the court in 1991 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush.

Early life and education

Born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Yohn graduated from Princeton University with his bachelor's degree in 1957 and from Yale Law School with his Juris Doctor degree in 1960. Yohn completed coursework at the National Judicial Collegein Reno, Nevada.

From 1960 to 1966, Yohn served in the United States Marine Corps Reserves from 1960 to 1965, serving on active duty in 1966.

Professional career

Yohn was a private practice attorney in the State of Pennsylvania from 1961 to 1981. From 1962 to 1965, Yohn was an Assistant District Attorney of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania from 1962 to 1965. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives elected Yohn to serve as Congressional Representative from 1968 to 1980. Yohn was a Common Pleas Judge in the Court of Common Pleas for Montgomery County, Pennsylvania from 1981 to 1991.

Judicial career

Eastern District of Pennsylvania

On the recommendation of Pennsylvania U.S. Senators John Heinz III and Arlen Specter, Yohn was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by President George H.W. Bush on June 14, 1991 to a seat vacated by John Fullam. On September 12, 1991, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Yohn, and Yohn received commission on September 16, 1991.

Noteworthy cases

Judge Yohn was supposed to be the judge presiding in the corruption trial of former Pennsylvania Senator Vincent Fuomo. When jury selection in the trial began in September of 2008, Yohn became seriously ill, which delayed the highly publicized trial. The case was re-assigned to senior federal judge Ronald Buckwalter.

See also

• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

External links

• The Robing Room- Rate Judge Yohn
• Judge Yohn's Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
• The Inquirer, "Judge blocks city’s homeless-feeding crackdown," July 13, 2012

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: John Fullam	Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1991–2003 Seat #11	Succeeded by: Gene Pratter