Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Elevated to the Los Angeles County Superior court through unification, 2000; judge, Los Angeles County Municipal Court, 1994-2000; associate, Sidley Austin LLP, 1986-94
Law School: Southwestern Law School, 1986
Career Highlights: Elevated to the Los Angeles County Superior court through unification, 2000; judge, Los Angeles County Municipal Court, 1994-2000; associate, Sidley Austin LLP, 1986-94
Law School: Southwestern Law School, 1986
By Henry Meier
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - For many attorneys, becoming a judge is often an abstract hope or long-term career goal. Law students rarely decide to work at a particular law firm as a way to gain an edge for a potential judicial appointment.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William C. Ryan was the exception.
The judge, who presides over a criminal calendar at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, kne... (continued)
