Ryan T. Holte

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Ryan T. Holte
Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
Assumed office
July 11, 2019
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byNancy B. Firestone
Personal details
Born (1983-10-03) October 3, 1983 (age 38)[1]
Napa, California, U.S.
EducationCalifornia State University Maritime Academy (BS)
University of California, Davis (JD)

Ryan Thomas Holte (born October 3, 1983) is a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.[2]

Biography[]

Holte graduated from Jesuit High School in Sacramento, California.[3] Holte received his Bachelor of Engineering, magna cum laude, from the California State University Maritime Academy. He earned his Juris Doctor from the UC Davis School of Law, where he served as a staff editor of the UC Davis Business Law Journal.

Upon graduating from law school, Holte was a law clerk to Judge Loren A. Smith of the United States Court of Federal Claims and Judge Stanley F. Birch Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Before joining the law faculty at Akron, he served for four years on the faculty at Southern Illinois University School of Law, worked as a trial attorney at the United States Federal Trade Commission, and practiced law as an associate at Jones Day. From 2017 to 2019 he served as the David L. Brennan Associate Professor of Law and the Director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law and Technology at the University of Akron School of Law. He taught and researched in the areas of property and intellectual property law and is a recognized expert in these areas, completing numerous academic research fellowships and funded research grants. He also served as general counsel, partner, and co-inventor of an electrical engineering technology company.[4]

Holte is co-inventor of US Patent 9,523,773, titled "System and methods for countering satellite-navigated munitions".[5]

Federal judicial service[]

On September 28, 2017, President Trump nominated Holte to serve as a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of 15 years, to the seat vacated by Judge Nancy B. Firestone, who took senior status on October 22, 2013.[6] On February 14, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee[7] On March 15, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–7 vote.[8] On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Holte for a federal judgeship.[9] His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day.[10] On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 15–7 vote.[11]

On June 5, 2019, the Senate voted 60–33 to invoke cloture on his nomination.[12] On June 10, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 60–35.[13] He received his judicial commission on July 11, 2019. He took the oath of office on July 26, 2019.[2]

Memberships[]

He has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2005.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ California Birth Index
  2. ^ a b "Ryan T. Holte took the oath of office on July 26, 2019, as Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims". www.uscfc.uscourts.gov. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "jhsalum – Ryan Holte '01 (via ohio.com) ." alumni.jesuithighschool.org. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  4. ^ " President Donald J. Trump Announces Eighth Wave of Judicial Candidates" White House, September 28, 2017 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "System and methods for countering satellite-navigated munitions".
  6. ^ ""Twenty-Seven Nominations and Two Withdrawals Sent to the Senate Today" White House, September 29, 2017". Archived from the original on September 29, 2017.
  7. ^ "Nominations – United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov.
  8. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – March 15, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee" (PDF).
  9. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2019 – via National Archives.
  10. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2019 – via National Archives.
  11. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019, Senate Judiciary Committee" (PDF). senate.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  12. ^ "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress – 1st Session". www.senate.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  13. ^ "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress – 1st Session". www.senate.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  14. ^ "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Ryan T. Holte" (PDF). senate.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2019.

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