J. Michael Ryan

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 (age 66)[1]
D.C. metropolitan area
EducationCollege of William and Mary (BA)
George Washington University (JD)

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

Education and career[edit]

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[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Affairs, United States Congress Senate Committee on Governmental (2003). Nominations of Jerry S. Byrd, Judith Nan Macaluso, J. Michael Ryan, III, and Fern Flanagan Saddler: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, on the Nominations of Jerry S. Byrd, Judith Nan Macaluso, J. Michael Ryan, III, and Fern Flanagan Saddler, to be Associate Judges for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, June 18, 2003. U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-16-070780-3.
  2. ^ "District of Columbia Superior Court Judges". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  3. ^ "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Local Attorney J. Michael Ryan to become Family Court Judge | District of Columbia Courts". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  5. ^ "President Bush Announced Intention to Nominate". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  6. ^ "PN246 - Nomination of Joseph Michael Francis Ryan III for The Judiciary, 108th Congress (2003-2004)". www.congress.gov. 2003-10-24. Retrieved 2019-12-31.