New Judge Is Ready For Action; James Ryan Shifts To District Court

From: The Washington Post | Date: October 1, 1987| Author: | Copyright information

Montgomery County's newest District Court judge, James Ryan, took his oath of office last Friday. Now, he says, the fun starts.

"I look forward to it," said Ryan, a lawyer for 18 years and a domestic relations master since 1982. As an arbiter of divorce and child custody matters at the county Judicial Center, he often has spent a full day hearing a single case. But as a District Court judge?

"More action, more people," he said. "The jobs are the same in a lot of ways, but in District Court, there could be 100 cases in a day. They give you a docket over there every morning."

That is what he ...

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