Margaret A. Ryan

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Margaret A. Ryan is a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. She was born in Chicago, Illinois.

Ryan was nominated by President George W. Bush on November 15, 2006 to replace Judge Herman F. Gierke, who retired September 30, 2006. Ryan was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 9, 2006 by unanimous consent during the closing hours of the 109th Congress

Prior to joining the court, Ryan was in private practice with various firms. Most recently, she was at Wiley Rein & Fielding from 2004 until her appointment to the court. Before that she was with Bartlit Beck Palenchar & Scott from 2002-2004 and Cooper Carvin & Rosenthal from 1999-2000. Ryan served on active duty for the United States Marine Corps from 1988-1992, and again as a Judge Advocate General from 1995-1999. As a JAG, Ryan served as a Trial Counsel and Chief Trial Counsel in Okinawa, Japan and Quantico, Virginia. Ryan was then selected by General Charles C. Krulak, Commandant of the Marine Corps, to serve as his Aide de Camp.

Ryan received a B.A. from Knox College and got her J.D. from University of Notre Dame Law School as part of the Marine Corps Law Education Program. There she was on the editorial board of the Notre Dame Law Review. Ryan clerked for for Judge J. Michael Luttig on the Fourth Circuit from 2000-2001, and then for Justice Clarence Thomas on the United States Supreme Court from 2001-2002.