Michael Barrett (Ohio)
2019 - Present
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Michael Ryan Barrett is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He joined the court in 2006 after being nominated by President George W. Bush (R). Barrett retired from full-time service, assuming senior status, on February 15, 2019.[1]
Michael Newman was nominated by President Donald Trump (R) to succeed Barrett on the Southern District of Ohio. Newman was confirmed in 2020.
Early life and education
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Barrett earned his bachelor's degree in 1974 and his J.D. in 1977, both from the University of Cincinnati.[1]
Professional career
- '2006-Present: Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- 2019-present: Senior status judge
- 2006-2019: Judge
- 1984-2006: Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1978-1994: Attorney, district attorney's office, Hamilton County, Ohio
- 1977-1978: Administrative hearing officer, state of Ohio[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Ohio
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Michael Ryan Barrett |
| Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 136 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: December 16, 2005
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| ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: March 29, 2006
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| Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: April 27, 2006
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| Confirmed: May 1, 2006
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| Vote: 90-0
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Barrett was nominated by President George W. Bush (R) on December 16, 2005, to a seat vacated by Judge Walter Rice. The American Bar Association rated Barrett Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Barrett's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 29, 2006, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) on April 27, 2006. Barrett was confirmed on a recorded 90-0 vote of the U.S. Senate on May 1, 2006, and he received his commission on May 5, 2006. Barrett retired from full-time service, assuming senior status, on February 15, 2019. He was succeeded by Michael Newman.[1][2][3]
Noteworthy cases
Is displaying an FOP sticker free speech? (2010)
- See also: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Jasbir Singh, v. Village of Lockland, 1:2009-cv-00022)
- See also: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Jasbir Singh, v. Village of Lockland, 1:2009-cv-00022)
Judge Barrett ruled in favor of a man who wanted to display a Fraternal Order of Police sticker after receiving the sticker from a friend who served on the Lockland Police.
Jasbir Singh, who received the sticker, sued the village of Lockland over a law prohibiting civilians to have police stickers on their cars. The judge ruled that the law violated the First Amendment's guarantee of free expression.[4]
See also
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Michael R. Barrett," accessed May 5, 2016
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1136 — Michael Ryan Barrett — The Judiciary," accessed May 13, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 109th Congress," accessed May 13, 2017
- ↑ FOX 8, "Federal judge allows Ohio man to display police union sticker on car," April 1, 2010
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Walter Rice |
Southern District of Ohio 2006–2019 Seat #4T |
Succeeded by: Michael Newman
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| 2001 |
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| 2002 |
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| 2003 |
Adams • Altonaga • Bea • Benitez • Bennett • Boyle • Brack • Breen • Browning • Burns • Bybee • Callahan • Campbell • Cardone • Carney • Castel • Chertoff • Cohn • Colloton • Conrad • Coogler • Cook • Cooke • Crone • Der-Yeghiayan • Drell • Duffey • Duncan • Erickson • Feuerstein • Figa • Filip • Fischer • Fisher • Flanagan • Floyd • Frost • Gibson • Greer • Gruender • Guirola • Hall • Hardiman • Hayes • Herrera • Hicks • Holmes • Holwell • Hopkins • Houston • Irizarry • Jones • Junell • Karas • Kravitz • Martinez • McKnight • Minaldi • Montalvo • Mosman • Otero • Pickering • Prado • Pratter • Proctor • Quarles • Robart • Roberts • Robinson • Rodgers • Rodriguez • Sabraw • Sanchez • Saylor • Selna • Sharpe • Simon • Springmann • Stanceu • Steele • Stengel • Suko • Sutton • Sykes • Titus • Townes • Tymkovich • Van Antwerpen • Varlan • Wake • Wesley • White • Woodcock • Yeakel | ||
| 2004 |
Alvarez • Benton • Boyko • Covington • Diamond • Harwell • Kelley • Schiavelli • Schneider • Starrett • Watson | ||
| 2005 |
Alito • Barrett • Batten • Bianco • Brown • Burgess • Conrad • Cox • Crotty • Delgado-Colon • Dever • DuBose • Griffin • Griffith • Johnston • Kendall • Larson • Ludington • Mattice • McKeague • Neilson • Owen • Pryor • Roberts • Sandoval • Schiltz • Seabright • Smoak • Van Tatenhove • Vitaliano • Watkins • Zouhary | ||
| 2006 |
Besosa • Bumb • Chagares • Cogan • Gelpi • Golden • Gordon • Gorsuch • Guilford • Hillman • Holmes • Ikuta • D. Jordan • K. Jordan • Kavanaugh • Miller • Moore • Shepherd • Sheridan • Smith • Whitney • Wigenton | ||
| 2007 |
Anderson • Aycock • Bailey • Bryant • Davis • DeGiusti • Dow • Elrod • Fairbank • Fischer • Frizzell • Gutierrez • Hall • Hardiman • Haynes • Howard • Jarvey • Jones • Jonker • Kapala • Kays • Laplante • Limbaugh • Lioi • Livingston • Maloney • Mauskopf • Mendez • Miller • Neff • O'Connor • O'Grady • O'Neill • Osteen • Ozerden • Reidinger • Sammartino • Schroeder • Settle • Smith • Snow • Southwick • Suddaby • Sullivan • Thapar • Tinder • Van Bokkelen • Wood • Wright • Wu | ||
| 2008 |
Agee • Anello • Arguello • Brimmer • Gardephe • Goldberg • Jones • Kethledge • Lawrence • Matsumoto • Melgren • Murphy • Scriven • Seibel • Slomsky • Trenga • Waddoups • White | ||
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio
State courts:
Ohio Supreme Court • Ohio District Courts of Appeal • Ohio Courts of Common Pleas • Ohio County Courts • Ohio Municipal Courts • Ohio Court of Claims
State resources:
Courts in Ohio • Ohio judicial elections • Judicial selection in Ohio
