J. Michael Ryan

Joseph Michael Francis Ryan III is an Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[1][2]

J. Michael Ryan
Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office January 16, 2004
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	seat established by Public Law number 107-114
Personal details
Born	D.C. metropolitan area
Education	College of William and Mary (B.A.) National Law Center at George Washington University (J.D.)

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 at 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.[3]

D.C. Superior Court

President George W. Bush nominated Ryan on January 21, 2003, to a 15-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[4] 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.[5] He was sworn in on January 16, 2004.[3]

References

1. "District of Columbia Superior Court Judges". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
2. "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
3. "Local Attorney J. Michael Ryan to become Family Court Judge | District of Columbia Courts". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
4. "President Bush Announced Intention to Nominate". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
5. "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.