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Name:  Thomas Kelly Ryan

Year of Birth:  1960

Place of Birth:  Kansas City, Missouri

When Appointed:  September 24, 2008

By Whom Appointed:  Governor Kathleen Sebelius

City of Residence:  Shawnee

Education:

• B.A. Journalism and Mass Communications - Creighton University 1981
• J.D. - Washburn University School of Law 1985

Career History:

• 1985 Assistant County Attorney, Lyon County, Kansas
• 1985-1988 Assistant District Attorney, Johnson County, Kansas
• 1988-2008 Private law practice; Gates, Biles, Shields & Ryan, P.A.
• 1993-2005 City Prosecutor, Edgerton, Kansas
• 2007-2008 Municipal Court Judge, Edgerton, Kansas
• 2008 Assistant City Prosecutor, Fairway, Kansas

Awards:

• June 2009 Outstanding Service Award Kansas Bar Association

Civic and Professional Activities:

• Johnson County Bar Association (President, Young Lawyers Section 1990) (Member, Family Law Section)
• Johnson County Family Law Bench-Bar Committee
• Fellow of Johnson County Bar Foundation
• Kansas Bar Association (President, Family Law Section 2007-2008; Executive Committee member 2007-present) (Section Liaison for Continuing Legal Education 2000-2006)
• Board of Directors, Johnson County Law Library (2009-present)
• Kansas District Judges Association
• American Judges Association
• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
• More than 30 presentations at continuing legal education seminars (1993-present)