The Honorable James L. Ryan, former justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, will be inducted into the Michigan Irish American Hall of Fame in Muskegon on Saturday.
The Michigan Irish American Hall of Fame recognizes Irish Americans who have made important contributions in various areas of life in Michigan, such as public service.
“I consider myself extremely fortunate to have had the opportunity of serving on the Michigan Supreme Court with my good friend, Justice Jim Ryan,” said Justice Michael F. Cavanagh. “Justice Ryan's integrity, analytical skills and legal acumen were outstanding traits that served the people of Michigan wisely and well,"
Ryan was appointed to Michigan’s high court in 1975 by Governor William Milliken, where he served as the 89th justice.
In 1985, he was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to serve on the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. He assumed the status of senior judge in 2000, and retired in 2010.
Ryan also served as a military judge in the U.S. Marine Corps and Naval Reserve for more than 30 years.
A graduate of Detroit Catholic Central High School and the University of Detroit School of Law, Ryan began his 47-year judicial career as a justice of the peace in Redford Township in 1963.
Eventually, he served on the committee that abolished the justice of the peace and replaced it with a district court system.
Ryan also has served as an adjunct professor of law at Ave Maria School of Law, University of Detroit School of Law and Thomas M. Cooley Law School. He has been awarded four honorary Doctor of Laws degrees.
Ryan, who will turn 82 in November, will join four other new members of the Michigan Irish American Hall of Fame to be inducted this week at a special ceremony.
The public is invited to the ceremony and to a reception with the inductees afterward.
The Michigan Irish American Hall of Fame was founded in 2012 by the Muskegon Irish American Society and is permanently displayed in Muskegon and on the Hall of Fame website.
––––––––––––––––––––
Subscribe to the Legal News!
http://legalnews.com/Home/Subscription
Full access to public notices, articles, columns, archives, statistics, calendar and more
Day Pass Only $4.95!
One-County $80/year
Three-County & Full Pass also available
