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Meg Ryan
Meg Ryan
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 31, 2020
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
	In office; December 20, 2006 – July 31, 2020
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	H. F. Gierke III
Succeeded by	Liam P. Hardy
Personal details
Born	May 23, 1964 (age 60); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Spouse	Michael Collins
Education	Knox College (BA); University of Notre Dame (JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1987–1999
Rank	Major
Unit	II MEF; III MEF
Battles/wars	Gulf War
Awards	Meritorious Service Medal; Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal; Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal;

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Margaret Ann "Meg" Ryan^[2] (born May 23, 1964) is a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. She joined the court in 2006 after being nominated by President George W. Bush. Her term expired on July 31, 2020.

Early life and education

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Ryan attended Homewood-Flossmoor High School, and graduated from Knox College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1985.^[2] Ryan attended law school under the Marine Corps Law Education Program at the University of Notre Dame Law School, where she also was a member of the Notre Dame Law Review. She received her Juris Doctor degree, summa cum laude, in 1995 and was awarded the Colonel William J. Hoynes Award as valedictorian of her class.^[2]

Legal career

Following graduation from Knox College, Ryan served on active duty for the United States Marine Corps from 1988 to 1992, and again following Law School graduation as a judge advocate from 1995 to 1999. Ryan served in units within the II & III Marine Expeditionary Forces as a Staff Officer, Company Commander, Platoon Commander, and Operations Officer. Judge Ryan's tours included deployments to the Philippines, during a coup attempt, and to Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield and Desert Storm.^[3] As a Judge Advocate General (JAG) officer, 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 was law clerk to Judge J. Michael Luttig of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and then to Justice Clarence Thomas of the United States Supreme Court in 2001–2002.

Prior to joining the court, Ryan was in private practice. She was at Wiley Rein LLP from 2004 until her appointment to the court. Before that she was with Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott from 2002 to 2004 and Cooper, Carvin & Rosenthal from 1999 to 2000.

As of 2022, she is the J.J. Clynes Endowed Visiting Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School, where she teaches Evidence, Military Law, and Constitutional Issues in the Military Justice System.^[4] Judge Ryan is also a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School and an elected member of the American Law Institute.^[4]

Court of Appeals service

Ryan was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces by President George W. Bush on November 15, 2006 to replace Judge H. F. Gierke III, who retired September 30, 2006. She was confirmed less than a month later by the U.S. Senate on December 9, 2006 by unanimous consent. Ryan's appointment for a 15-year term was due to expire on July 31, 2021. However, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces website as of 2017^[update] indicated that Judge Ryan's term would end on July 31, 2020.^[5]

In 2012, Judge Ryan joined the court majority that found that it did not have jurisdiction to order disclosure of trial documents from the Chelsea Manning court-martial.^[6] When the court majority reversed the conviction of a soldier for attempting suicide, Judge Ryan dissented, arguing that the appeals court did not have jurisdiction.^[6]

In September 2016, Ryan was named as a possible nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.^[6]

Judge Ryan is married to Michael J. Collins.^[2]

References

^ "PN272 — Marine Corps — 105th Congress (1997-1998)". U.S. Congress. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Biographical and Financial Information Requested of Nominees". Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Second Session, 109th Congress (PDF). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 2007. pp. 526–528. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
^ United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces to Hear Arguments at Washburn Law, October 21, 2008
^ ^a ^b "Margaret - Ryan | the Law School | University of Notre Dame".
^ Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Archived 2017-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c Carpentier, Megan (24 September 2016). "Trump's supreme court picks: from Tea Party senator to anti-abortion crusader". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

Legal offices
Preceded by Sparky Gierke	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces 2006–2020	Succeeded by Liam P. Hardy

[1] "PN272 — Marine Corps — 105th Congress (1997-1998)". U.S. Congress. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 8 February 2022.

[Senate_bio-2] "Biographical and Financial Information Requested of Nominees". Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Second Session, 109th Congress (PDF). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 2007. pp. 526–528. Retrieved 8 February 2022.

[3] United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces to Hear Arguments at Washburn Law, October 21, 2008

[law.nd.edu-4] "Margaret - Ryan | the Law School | University of Notre Dame".

[5] Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Archived 2017-02-28 at the Wayback Machine

[guardian-6] Carpentier, Megan (24 September 2016). "Trump's supreme court picks: from Tea Party senator to anti-abortion crusader". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

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-'''Margaret Ann "Meg" Ryan'''<ref name="Senate bio">{{cite book |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-109shrg36311/pdf/CHRG-109shrg36311.pdf |title=Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Second Session, 109th Congress |chapter=Biographical and Financial Information Requested of Nominees |date=2007 |pages=526-528 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref> (born May 23, 1964) is a Senior Judge of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces]]. She joined the court in 2006 after being nominated by President [[George W. Bush]]. Her term expired on July 31, 2020.
+'''Margaret Ann "Meg" Ryan'''<ref name="Senate bio">{{cite book |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-109shrg36311/pdf/CHRG-109shrg36311.pdf |title=Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Second Session, 109th Congress |chapter=Biographical and Financial Information Requested of Nominees |date=2007 |pages=526–528 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref> (born May 23, 1964) is a senior judge of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces]]. She joined the court in 2006 after being nominated by President [[George W. Bush]]. Her term expired on July 31, 2020.
 == Early life and education ==
-Born in [[Chicago, Illinois]], Ryan graduated from [[Homewood-Flossmoor High School]] in 1981, then [[Knox College (Illinois)|Knox College]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in political science in 1985.<ref name="Senate bio"/> Ryan attended law school under the Marine Corps Law Education Program at the [[University of Notre Dame Law School]], where she also was a member of the ''[[Notre Dame Law Review]]''. She received  her [[Juris Doctor]] degree, ′summa cum laude′,  in 1995 and was awarded the Colonel William J. Hoynes Award as valedictorian of her class.<ref name="Senate bio"/>
+Born in [[Chicago, Illinois]], Ryan attended [[Homewood-Flossmoor High School]], and graduated from [[Knox College (Illinois)|Knox College]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in political science in 1985.<ref name="Senate bio"/> Ryan attended law school under the Marine Corps Law Education Program at the [[University of Notre Dame Law School]], where she also was a member of the ''[[Notre Dame Law Review]]''. She received  her [[Juris Doctor]] degree, ''summa cum laude'',  in 1995 and was awarded the Colonel [[William J. Hoynes]] Award as valedictorian of her class.<ref name="Senate bio"/>
 == Legal career ==
-Following graduation from Knox College, Ryan served on active duty for the [[United States Marine Corps]] from 1988 to 1992, and again following Law School graduation as a [[U.S. Marine Corps Judge Advocate Division|judge advocate]] from 1995 to 1999. Ryan served in units within the [[II Marine Expeditionary Force|II]] & [[III Marine Expeditionary Force]]s as a [[Staff (military)|Staff Officer]], [[Company Commander]], [[Platoon]] Commander, and Operations Officer. Judge Ryan's tours included deployments to the [[Philippines]], during a coup attempt, and to [[Saudi Arabia]] during [[Gulf War|Desert Shield and Desert Storm]].<ref>[http://washburnlaw.edu/centers/government/courtvisits/coaaf/200810/ United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces to Hear Arguments at Washburn Law, October 21, 2008]</ref>  As a [[Judge Advocate General's Corps|Judge Advocate General]] (JAG) officer, 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]].
+Following graduation from Knox College, Ryan served on active duty for the [[United States Marine Corps]] from 1988 to 1992, and again following Law School graduation as a [[U.S. Marine Corps Judge Advocate Division|judge advocate]] from 1995 to 1999. Ryan served in units within the [[II Marine Expeditionary Force|II]] & [[III Marine Expeditionary Force]]s as a [[Staff (military)|Staff Officer]], [[Company Commander]], [[Platoon]] Commander, and Operations Officer. Judge Ryan's tours included deployments to the [[Philippines]], during a coup attempt, and to [[Saudi Arabia]] during [[Gulf War|Desert Shield and Desert Storm]].<ref>[http://washburnlaw.edu/centers/government/courtvisits/coaaf/200810/ United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces to Hear Arguments at Washburn Law, October 21, 2008]</ref>  As a [[Judge Advocate General's Corps|Judge Advocate General]] (JAG) officer, 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 United States Marine Corps|Commandant of the Marine Corps]], to serve as his [[Aide de Camp]].
-Ryan was law clerk to Judge [[J. Michael Luttig]] on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit]], and then to Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] on the [[United States Supreme Court]] in 2001–2002.
+Ryan was [[law clerk]] to Judge [[J. Michael Luttig]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit]], and then to Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] of the [[United States Supreme Court]] in 2001–2002.
 Prior to joining the court, Ryan was in private practice. She was at [[Wiley Rein LLP]] from 2004 until her appointment to the court. Before that she was with [[Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott]] from 2002 to 2004 and Cooper, Carvin & Rosenthal from 1999 to 2000.
+As of 2022, she is the J.J. Clynes Endowed Visiting Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School, where she teaches Evidence, Military Law, and Constitutional Issues in the Military Justice System.<ref name="law.nd.edu">{{cite web | url=https://law.nd.edu/directory/margaret-ryan/ | title=Margaret - Ryan &#124; the Law School &#124; University of Notre Dame }}</ref> Judge Ryan is also a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School and an elected member of the American Law Institute.<ref name="law.nd.edu"/>
 == Court of Appeals service ==
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 In September 2016, Ryan was named as a possible nominee to the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] by Republican presidential candidate [[Donald Trump]].<ref name=guardian/>
-Judge Ryan is married to Michael J. Collins.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
+Judge Ryan is married to Michael J. Collins.<ref name="Senate bio"/>
 ==See also==
-* [[List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States]]
+* [[List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 10)]]
 * [[Donald Trump Supreme Court candidates]]
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