William Hendricks Yohn Jr. (November 20, 1935 – January 3, 2026) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
William Hendricks Yohn Jr.
Pennsylvania Eastern District Court
Born 1935 in Pottstown, PA
Died 2026
FJC ID: 2671
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 2/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 10/year
Pennsylvania Eastern District Court · 1991–2026
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Board member · 1999–2003- Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County [Pennsylvania]Judge · 1981–1991
- Private practice, Pottstown, Pennsylvania1961–1981
- PennsylvaniaState representative · 1968–1980
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve1960–1965- ↳active duty · 1960–1961
- Montgomery County, PennsylvaniaAssistant district attorney · 1962–1965
Appointments
1991–2026 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
- National Judicial College
J.D. · 1960- Princeton UniversityB.A. · 1957