Kenneth L. Ryskamp

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Kenneth L. Ryskamp (born August 10, 1932) is a Senior Judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He was nominated for appointment March 13, 1986 by President Ronald Reagan, appointed April 24, 1986 and entered on duty May 2, 1986, and took senior status January 1, 2000.

In 1991, Judge Ryskamp was nominated to a position on the Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit by George H. W. Bush but the nomination was defeated in the Senate because of his membership in a club that was said to be discriminatory.

He earned an Bachelor of Arts degree at Calvin College in 1953 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami in 1956. From 1957 to 1959 he was clerk to Judge Mallory H. Horton of the Florida Third District Court of Appeals.