John M. Younge
John Milton Younge is a judge on theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. On July 17, 2018, PresidentDonald Trump (R) nominated Younge to a seat on this court. TheU.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 byDonald Trump,click here.
PresidentBarack 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 thesine die adjournment of the 114th Congress.[5][6]
TheUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is one of 94U.S. district courts. They are the generaltrial courts of theUnited States federal courts. To learn more about the court,click here.
Younge was a judge on thePhiladelphia County Court of Common Pleas inPennsylvania from 1996 to 2019.
Judicial nominations, appointments, and elections
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2019-present)
PresidentDonald Trump (R) nominated Younge to a seat on theEastern District of Pennsylvania on July 17, 2018. TheU.S. Senate confirmed Younge on July 31, 2019, by voice vote.[1][2] To read more about the federal nominations process,click here.
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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. |
 ANominated: July 17, 2018 |
| AABA Rating:Substantial majority qualified / Minority not qualified |
| Questionnaire:Questionnaire |
| AHearing: No hearings held |
| QFRs:(Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| AReported: February 7, 2019 |
| AConfirmed: July 31, 2019 |
| AVote: Voice vote |
Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Younge on July 31, 2019, by voice vote.[2]
Change in Senate rules
Younge was confirmed to a U.S. District Court under a new precedent the Senate established in 2019.
On April 3, 2019, theU.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 todistrict court judgeships from 30 hours after invokingcloture to two.[7]
The change was passed under a procedure, often referred to as thenuclear option, that requires 51 votes rather than 60.[8]
It was the third use of thenuclear option in Senate history. In 2013, it was used to eliminate the 60-vote threshold to confirm presidential nominees, except those to theSupreme Court. In 2017, it was used to eliminate the 60-vote threshold required to confirm Supreme Court nominees.[9] For more, seeFilibuster and reconciliation in the United States Congress.
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
TheSenate Judiciary Committee did not hold hearings on Younge's nomination.[1][2]
TheSenate 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
PresidentDonald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Younge to theEastern District of Pennsylvania on July 13, 2018.[11] TheU.S. Senate officially received the nomination on July 17, 2018. Younge was nominated to succeed JudgeMary McLaughlin, who assumedsenior status on November 18, 2013.[1]
At thesine die adjournment of the115th 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]
TheAmerican Bar Association rated Youngequalified by a substantial majority andnot 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)
PresidentBarack Obama (D) nominated Younge to a seat on theEastern 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 JudgeMary McLaughlin, who assumedsenior status on November 18, 2013.[5] On January 3, 2017, Younge's nomination was returned to President Obama at thesine die adjournment of the 114th Congress.[5][6]
TheAmerican Bar Association rated Youngequalified by a substantial majority andnot 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 thePhiladelphia County Court of Common Pleas inPennsylvania from 1996 to 2019.[17] Younge was first elected to the court in 1995.[18]
2015 election
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 hisJ.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
- 2019-present: Judge,U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- 1996-2019: Judge,Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
- 1985-1995: Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority
- 1990-1995: General counsel
- 1989-1991: Deputy executive director
- 1987-1989: Development legal officer
- 1985-1987: Staff attorney
- 1984-1985: Sole practitioner
- 1980-1981: Law clerk, Law Office of Samuel Hamilton[21]
About the court
TheUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is one of 94United States district courts. It is one of the original thirteen federal judiciary districts created by theJudiciary Act of 1789.
When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit based in downtownPhiladelphia at the James Byrne Courthouse.
The Eastern District of Pennsylvania hasoriginal 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 followingcounties in the eastern part of the state ofPennsylvania.
To read opinions published by this court, clickhere.
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 theSenate 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 ablue 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
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
- Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- Courts in Pennsylvania
External links
Officeholder United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
- Biography from theFederal Judicial Center
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
- Philadelphia Courts
Footnotes
- ↑1.01.11.21.3Congress.gov, "PN2269 — John Milton Younge — The Judiciary," accessed August 1, 2019
- ↑2.02.12.22.3Congress.gov, "PN259 — John Milton Younge — The Judiciary," accessed August 1, 2019
- ↑Younge, John Milton," accessed August 21, 2019
- ↑4.04.14.2The White House, "President Obama Nominates Seven to Serve on United States District Courts," July 30, 2015
- ↑5.05.15.2United States Congress, "PN 757 — John Milton Younge — The Judiciary," accessed January 3, 2017
- ↑6.06.1Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjournssine die or recesses for more than 30 days.Congressional Research Service, "Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure," April 11, 2017
- ↑The Hill, "GOP triggers 'nuclear option' to speed up Trump picks," April 3, 2019
- ↑Axios, "Senate GOP invokes 'nuclear option' to speed up confirmations of Trump nominees," April 3, 2019
- ↑NBC News, "McConnell to use 'nuclear option' to confirm lower-level nominees," April 2, 2019
- ↑U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, "Results of Executive Business Meeting," February 7, 2019
- ↑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
- ↑Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjournssine die or recesses for more than 30 days.Congressional Research Service, "Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure," April 11, 2017
- ↑WhiteHouse.gov, "Nominations Sent to the Senate," January 23, 2019
- ↑American Bar Associations, "Rating of Article III and Article IV judicial nominees: 116th Congress," accessed August 1, 2019
- ↑Senate Judiciary Committee, "Nominations," December 9, 2015
- ↑American Bar Association, "Ratings of the Article III judicial nominees, 114th Congress," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑Pennsylvania Administrative Office of the Courts, "Court of Common Pleas Judges, Philadelphia County," accessed August 4, 2015
- ↑PR Newswire, "Judge John Younge Endorsed for Pennsylvania Superior Court," accessed July 16, 2013
- ↑Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Returns," November 3, 2015
- ↑Martindale, "Judge Profile: John M. Younge," accessed July 16, 2013
- ↑Senate Judiciary Committee, "Questionnaire for judicial nominees: John Milton Younge," accessed August 1, 2019
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| Preceded by - | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 2019-Present | Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas 1996-2019 | Succeeded by - |
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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
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Courts in Pennsylvania •Pennsylvania judicial elections •Judicial selection in Pennsylvania
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