John Milton Younge
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2019 and confirmed by voice vote, John Milton Younge is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Howard University School of Law in 1981. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1955 · age 71
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2019
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Boston 1977 · Howard Law 1981
- Succeeded
- Mary A. McLaughlin
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Mary A. McLaughlin | Trump (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Boston University | B.A. | 1977 |
| Howard University School of Law | J.D. | 1981 |
| University of Nevada, Reno | M.J.S. | 2011 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Younge was assigned 1,216 district-court cases (1999–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 196 days across 859 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 49 of Younge’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 30 were affirmed, 8 reversed or vacated, and 11 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed John Milton Younge?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed John Milton Younge to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2019.
- Was John Milton Younge appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Milton Younge was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Milton Younge's confirmation vote?
- John Milton Younge was confirmed by voice vote on July 31, 2019. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is John Milton Younge on?
- John Milton Younge is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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6 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).