Jane E. Young

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Jane E. Young
United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire
Nominee
Assuming office
TBD
Appointed byJoe Biden
SucceedingScott W. Murray
Attorney General of New Hampshire
Acting
In office
January 3, 2021 – April 2, 2021
Preceded byGordon J. MacDonald
Succeeded byJohn Formella
Personal details
EducationSaint Anselm College (BA)
University of New Hampshire (JD)

Jane E. Young is an American lawyer with the New Hampshire Department of Justice who is the nominee to serve as the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire.

Education[]

Young received her Bachelor of Arts from Saint Anselm College in 1986 and her Juris Doctor from the University of New Hampshire School of Law in 1989.[1]

Legal career[]

From 1990 to 1992, Young served as an assistant county attorney in the Hillsborough County Attorney's Office. She has been with the New Hampshire Department of Justice since 1992, holding various positions throughout her career. From 2006 to 2007, she served as chief of the drug unit, from 2007 to 2017, she served as chief of the criminal justice bureau and from 2017 to 2018, she served as director of the division of public protection. Since 2018, she has been the deputy attorney general.[1]

Young became the deputy attorney general on July 2, 2018.[2] On January 7, 2021, Young became acting attorney general of New Hampshire after Gordon J. MacDonald was nominated as chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court.[3]

Nomination as U.S. Attorney[]

On January 26, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Young to be the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire.[1] On January 31, 2022, her nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[4] Her nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "President Biden Announces Six New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 26, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ @nh_doj (July 2, 2018). "We congratulate Jane E. Young as the newest Deputy Attorney General. This is a richly deserved professional milestone for Jane and wonderful news for our office and for our state" (Tweet). Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Carlson, Troutman Pepper-Christopher; Gill, Bonnie (March 3, 2021). "New AG on the Block: New Hampshire Deputy Attorney General Jane Young". Lexology. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Press Release: Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 31, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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