Member

Sessions

Sessions Office Position District Party
1969 Representative 146 Republican
1970 Representative 146 Republican
1971 Representative 146 Republican
1972 Representative 146 Republican
1973 Representative 146 Republican
1974 Representative 146 Republican
1975 Representative 146 Republican
1976 Representative 146 Republican
1977 Representative 146 Republican
1978 Representative 146 Republican
1979 Representative 146 Republican
1980 Representative 146 Republican
Counties Montgomery

Biography

11/20/1935 -


YOHN, William Hendricks, Jr., a Representative from Montgomery County; born in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pa., November 20, 1935; graduated, Pottstown High School; A.B., Princeton University, 1957; LL.B., Yale Law School, 1960; National Judicial College, University of Nevada at Reno, 1981; served, United States Marine Corps Reserves (1960-1966, active duty, 1960-1961; American Spirit of Honor Medal recipient, 1960); research assistant, United States Senator John Sherman Cooper (1959); attorney, Wells, Campbell, Reynier & Yohn (1961-1971); Assistant District Attorney, Montgomery County (1962-1965); teacher, Commercial Law and Negotiable Instruments, American Institute of Banking (1963-1966); director, Montgomery Bar Association (1967-1970); legislative counsel to the Majority Leader, Republican Caucus, Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1967-1968); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1969 term and served 5 consecutive terms thereafter; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1981 term; attorney, Binder, Yohn & Kalis (1971-1981); elected, judge, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County (1981-1991); elected, judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1991-present; senior judge, 2003-present); director, Federal Judicial Center (1999-2003).
 


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