Daniel Ryan (Michigan)
Daniel Ryan was a judge for the 3rd Circuit Court in Michigan. He served in this position starting in December of 1998.[1][2][3] He was re-elected in 2000, 2006 and 2012.[4][5] He resigned in 2015.[6]
Education
Ryan received his B.A. from the University of Detroit (1984), his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School (1987), and his M.A. (2000) and Ph.D. (2009) degrees from the University of Nevada-Reno.[1][3]
Career
Ryan began his career in 1987 as a law clerk and then attorney for the law firm of Burt, Blee, Hawk & Sutton. The following year, he joined the firm of Plunkett & Cooney, where he worked until he became a judge of the Michigan Seventeenth Judicial District Court in 1994. He was the Chief Judge of that court from 1996 to 1998. He then joined the circuit court in 1998.
In April of 2003, President Bush nominated him to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, but Ryan withdrew his nomination in 2006 after long delays in the confirmation process.
Ryan has also taught as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Detroit Mercy Law School (1997 - 1999) and at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School (1989 and 2000 - 2008). Since 2002, he has taught at the Ave Maria School of Law, where he is a Judge-in-Residence and Visiting Associate Professor of Law.[1][7][8][3]
2012 election
- See also: Michigan judicial elections, 2012
Ryan was one of 17 candidates competing for 16 seats on the 3rd Circuit Court. Only one candidate was a non-incumbent. Ryan was re-elected with 5.2 percent of the vote.[9] [10]
Bar association ratings
The Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association rated candidates running for judicial office in 2012. Candidates were given one of five ratings: Outstanding, Well Qualified, Qualified, Not Qualified or No Rating.
Ryan was rated as Outstanding.[11]
See also
External links
- President Bush Meets with Michigan Judicial Nominees
- Daniel Ryan: Campaign Contributions
- Washington Post: Bush Will Renominate 20 Judges
- Ryan bans cell phones in court room
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Justice Department Archive, "Daniel P. Ryan Nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan: Resume"
- ↑ Trial Courts Directory: Wayne County
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 LinkedIn, "Daniel P. Ryan
- ↑ Michigan 2000 Election Results: 3rd Circuit Court Incumbents"
- ↑ Michigan 2006 Election Results: 3rd Circuit Court Incumbents
- ↑ Arab American News, "Snyder appoints Harb to circuit court," October 22, 2015
- ↑ Ave Maria Law: Faculty Profiles
- ↑ MLive.com, "Bush nominates Michigan appellate judge to 6th Circuit slot," April 16, 2008
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "Official 2012 General Election Results: 3rd Circuit Court," January 4, 2013
- ↑ Michigan Department of State, "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," July 31, 2012
- ↑ Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, Judicial Candidate Evaluation Committee
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan
State courts:
Michigan Supreme Court • Michigan Court of Appeals • Michigan Circuit Court • Michigan Court of Claims • Michigan District Courts • Michigan Municipal Courts • Michigan Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in Michigan • Michigan judicial elections • Judicial selection in Michigan
