Evelle Younger | |
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| 26th Attorney General of California | |
| In office January 4, 1971 – January 8, 1979 | |
| Governor | Ronald Reagan Jerry Brown |
| Preceded by | Thomas C. Lynch |
| Succeeded by | George Deukmejian |
| 35th Los Angeles County District Attorney | |
| In office 1964–1971 | |
| Preceded by | William B. McKesson |
| Succeeded by | Joseph P. Busch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Evelle Jansen Younger June 19, 1918 Stamford, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | May 4, 1989 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Los Angeles National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Mildred Eberhard (m. 1942) |
| Children | 1 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II Korean War |
Evelle Jansen Younger (June 19, 1918 – May 4, 1989) was an American lawyer who served as the California Attorney General from 1971 to 1979. Prior to his career as Attorney General, he served as the district attorney in Los Angeles where he oversaw the prosecutions of both Charles Manson and Sirhan Sirhan. In 1978, he had an unsuccessful run as the Republican Party nominee for Governor of California and retired from politics a year later.
He joined the firm Buchalter, Nemer, Fields, & Younger as a senior partner in 1979 where he worked until his death a decade later.