J. Michael Ryan

Joseph Michael Francis Ryan III (born June 20, 1957) is an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[2][3]

Michael Ryan
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Assumed office
January 16, 2004
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byseat established by Public Law number 107-114
Personal details
Born
Joseph Michael Francis Ryan, III[1]

(1957-06-20) June 20, 1957[1]
D.C. metropolitan area
EducationCollege of William and Mary (BA)
George Washington University (JD)

Education and career

Ryan earned his Bachelor of Arts from College of William and Mary in 1979 and his Juris Doctor from National Law Center at George Washington University in 1982.

After graduating, Ryan clerked for Judge Richard B. Latham of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court in Montgomery County, Maryland. From 1985 to 2002, he was a staff attorney at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia.[4]

D.C. Superior Court

President George W. Bush nominated Ryan on January 21, 2003, to a 15-year term as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[5] On June 18, 2003, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination. On October 22, 2003, the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor. On October 24, 2003, the full Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[6] He was sworn in on January 16, 2004.[4]

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