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James Leo Ryan
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Senior status since January 1, 2000.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Nominated
- September 9, 1985
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- September 25, 1985
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), September 26, 1985
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- October 16, 1985
- Commissioned
- October 17, 1985
- Senior status
- Since January 1, 2000
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1932, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- U.S. Naval Reserve captain, 1957-1992 (active duty, 1957-1960); lieutenant and law specialist, 1957-1960
- Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1960-1963
- Private practice, Redford, Michigan, 1963-1966
- Justice of the peace, Redford, Michigan, 1963-1966
- Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, 1966-1975
- Adjunct professor of law, University of Detroit, 1974-
- Justice, Michigan Supreme Court, 1975-1985
- Adjunct professor, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 1979-1985
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