Ryan Holte
2019 - Present
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Ryan T. Holte is a judge on the United States Court of Federal Claims. On September 28, 2017, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Holte to a vacancy on this court.[1] The U.S. Senate confirmed Holte on June 10, 2019, on a 60-35 vote.[2]
The United States Court of Federal Claims is a United States federal court that hears claims against the U.S. government. It was created in 1982 as an Article I tribunal. To learn more about the court, click here.
Holte was the David L. Brennan associate professor of law at the University of Akron School of Law in Akron, Ohio, where he also served as director of the school's Center for Intellectual Property Law and Technology, from 2017 to 2019.[3]
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States Court of Federal Claims
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
On September 28, 2017, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Holte to a vacancy on this court.[1] The U.S. Senate confirmed Holte on June 10, 2019, on a 60-35 vote.[2]
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Ryan T. Holte |
| Court: United States Court of Federal Claims |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 620 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: September 28, 2017
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| ABA Rating: Not rated by the ABA
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: February 14, 2018
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| QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: March 15, 2018 (first)/February 7, 2019 (second)
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| Confirmed: June 10, 2019
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| Vote: 60-35
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Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Holte on June 10, 2019, on a vote of 60-35.[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.
| Holte confirmation vote (June 10, 2019) | |||||||||
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| Party | Yea | Nay | No vote | ||||||
 Democratic |
8 | 34 | 3 | ||||||
 Republican |
51 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
 Independent |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 60 | 35 | 5 | ||||||
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on his nomination on February 14, 2018.[4]
The Senate Judiciary Committee favorably reported Holte's nomination on February 7, 2019.[5] Click here to see how the committee voted. Holte's nomination was one of 44 that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) reported that day.
Nomination
On September 28, 2017, President Donald Trump (R) nominated Holte to a seat on the United States Court of Federal Claims vacated by Nancy B. Firestone.[1]
At the sine die adjournment of the 115th Congress on January 3, 2019, the Senate returned Holte's nomination to President Trump.[6] Holte was one of 51 individuals the president re-nominated on January 23, 2019.[7]
Education
Holte earned his bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from the California Maritime Academy in 2005. He earned his J.D. from the University of California-Davis School of Law in 2008. During a period of his legal studies, he served as staff editor of the University of California-Davis Business Law Journal.[1][8]
Professional career
- 2019-present: Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims
- 2017-2019: Faculty, University of Akron School of Law
- 2012-2019: General counsel and partner, Counter Echo Solutions LLC
- 2013-2017: Faculty, University of Southern Illinois School of Law
- 2012-2013: Litigation attorney, Federal Trade Commission
- 2010-2012: Private practice, Atlanta, Ga.
- 2009-2010: Law clerk, Hon. Stanley Birch, United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
- 2008-2009: Law clerk, Hon. Loren A. Smith, United States Court of Federal Claims[1][3][8]
About the court
| Court of Federal Claims |
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| Federal Circuit |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 16 |
| Judges: 16 |
| Vacancies: 0 |
| Judges |
| Chief: Elaine Kaplan |
| Active judges: Armando Omar Bonilla, Kathryn Davis, Thompson Michael Dietz, Philip Hadji, Richard Hertling, Ryan Holte, Elaine Kaplan, Carolyn Lerner, Robin M. Meriweather, Edward Meyers, Eleni Roumel, Stephen Schwartz, Molly Silfen, Matthew Solomson, Zachary Somers, David A. Tapp Senior judges: |
The United States Court of Federal Claims is a United States federal court that hears claims against the U.S. government. It was created in 1982 as an Article I tribunal.
Judgments of the court may be appealed to the Federal Circuit.
The court has jurisdiction over claims across the United States for over $10,000 and congruent jurisdiction with the United States District Courts on claims under $10,000.[9]
The court has original jurisdiction over all money claims against the federal government based in federal statute, executive order or contract. This jurisdiction also includes bid protests and vaccine compensations. The approximate breakdown of the cases by jurisdiction includes:
- Tax Refund Suits
25%
- Contract Claims
33%
- Fifth Amendment takings
10%
The rest constitute other varieties of claims.[9]
See also
External links
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- United States Court of Federal Claims
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The White House, "President Donald J. Trump Announces Eighth Wave of Judicial Candidates," September 28, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Congress.gov, "PN231 — Ryan T. Holte — The Judiciary," accessed June 11, 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Senate Judiciary Committee, "Questionnaire for judicial nominees: Ryan Thomas Holte," accessed June 11, 2019
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1050 — Ryan T. Holte — The Judiciary," accessed September 29, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, "Results of Executive Business Meeting," February 7, 2019
- ↑ Under Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, pending nominations are returned to the president if the Senate adjourns sine die or recesses for more than 30 days. Congressional Research Service, "Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure," April 11, 2017
- ↑ WhiteHouse.gov, "Nominations Sent to the Senate," January 23, 2019
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 University of Akron School of Law, "Curriculum vitae of Ryan Holte," accessed September 29, 2017
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Court of Federal Claims, About the Court
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| Preceded by - |
United States Court of Federal Claims Judge 2019-Present |
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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
