Jane E. Young

For other people named Jane Young, see Jane Young (disambiguation).

Jane Ellen Young^[1] is an American lawyer who has served as the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire since 2022.

Jane E. Young
United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2, 2022
Appointed by	Joe Biden
Preceded by	Scott W. Murray
Attorney General of New Hampshire
Acting
In office January 3, 2021 – April 2, 2021
Preceded by	Gordon J. MacDonald
Succeeded by	John Formella
Personal details
Education	Saint Anselm College (BA) University of New Hampshire (JD)

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.^[2]

Career

From 1990 to 1992, Young served as an assistant county attorney in the Hillsborough County Attorney's Office. She was with the New Hampshire Department of Justice from 1992 to 2022, 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. From 2018 to 2022, she served as the deputy attorney general.^[2]

Young became the deputy attorney general on July 2, 2018.^[3] 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.^[4]

U.S. attorney for the District of New Hampshire

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.^[2] On January 31, 2022, her nomination was sent to the United States Senate.^[5] On March 10, 2022, her nomination was favorably reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. On April 27, 2022, her nomination was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote.^[6] She was sworn in on May 2, 2022.^[7]

References

1. "Jane Ellen Young Profile | Concord, NH Lawyer | Martindale.com". www.martindale.com.
2. "President Biden Announces Six New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 26, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
3. @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.
4. 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.
5. "Press Release: Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 31, 2022.
6. "PN1707 - Nomination of Jane E. Young for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. March 10, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
7. "Meet the U.S. Attorney". www.justice.gov. April 8, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2022.

External links

• "Meet the U.S. Attorney". U.S. Department of Justice. 8 April 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
• Jane Young at Ballotpedia

Legal offices
Preceded by Scott W. Murray	United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire 2022–present	Incumbent