William Hendricks Yohn Jr.
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991 and confirmed by voice vote, William Hendricks Yohn Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1960. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1935–2026
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1991
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Princeton 1957 · Yale Law School 1960
- Succeeded
- John Patrick Fullam
- Succeeded by
- Gene E.K. Pratter
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded John Patrick Fullam | G.H.W. Bush (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
| National Judicial College | ||
| Princeton University | B.A. | 1957 |
| Yale Law School | J.D. | 1960 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Yohn was assigned 4,728 district-court cases (1985–2015). Median time from filing to termination: 214 days across 4,724 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 99 of Yohn’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 88 were affirmed, 10 reversed or vacated, and 1 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.
In our data, Yohn authored 95 published opinions for the court (1993–2011). Most cited: Seldon v. Home Loan Services, Inc. (62 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Seldon v. Home Loan Services, Inc. | 647 F. Supp. 2d 451 | 62 |
| 1997 | Lachance v. Harrington | 965 F. Supp. 630 | 45 |
| 2009 | Ray v. Astrue | 649 F. Supp. 2d 391 | 44 |
| 1994 | Ogletree v. Barnes | 851 F. Supp. 184 | 41 |
| 2010 | Myers v. Garfield & Johnson Enterprises, Inc. | 679 F. Supp. 2d 598 | 33 |
| 2008 | Krajewski v. American Honda Finance Corp. | 557 F. Supp. 2d 596 | 29 |
| 1993 | Reading Co. v. City of Philadelphia | 823 F. Supp. 1218 | 28 |
| 1994 | In Re Orfa Corp. of Philadelphia | 170 B.R. 257 | 26 |
| 2001 | In Re Eric J. Blatstein 718 Arch Street Associates, Ltd. v. Blatstein | 260 B.R. 698 | 23 |
| 2011 | Olick v. Kearney (In Re Olick) | 466 B.R. 680 | 21 |
| 2010 | TriState HVAC Equipment, LLP v. Big Belly Solar, Inc. | 752 F. Supp. 2d 517 | 20 |
| 1996 | Nelson v. Temple University | 920 F. Supp. 633 | 20 |
| 2001 | In Re Providian Financial Corp. Securities Litigation | 152 F. Supp. 2d 814 | 19 |
| 1994 | Modern Mailers, Inc. v. Johnson & Quin, Inc. | 844 F. Supp. 1048 | 19 |
| 1993 | Mulholland v. Kerns | 822 F. Supp. 1161 | 18 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 95 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed William Hendricks Yohn Jr.?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed William Hendricks Yohn Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1991.
- Was William Hendricks Yohn Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William Hendricks Yohn Jr. was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William Hendricks Yohn Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- William Hendricks Yohn Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on September 12, 1991. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William Hendricks Yohn Jr. on?
- William Hendricks Yohn Jr. was 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
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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34 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).