▁Des ert ▁Storm . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁Judge ▁Adv oc ate ▁General ▁( J AG ) ▁officer , ▁Ryan ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Tri al ▁Coun sel ▁and ▁Chief ▁Tri al ▁Coun sel ▁in ▁Ok ina wa , ▁Japan ▁and ▁Quant ico , ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Ryan ▁was ▁then ▁selected ▁by ▁General ▁Charles ▁C . ▁Kr ul ak , ▁Command ant ▁of ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps , ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁his ▁A ide ▁de ▁Camp . ▁ ▁Ryan ▁was ▁law ▁cl erk ▁to ▁Judge ▁Michael ▁L utt ig ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Four th ▁Circ uit , ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Justice ▁Clar ence ▁Thomas ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁joining ▁the ▁court , ▁Ryan ▁was ▁in ▁private ▁practice ▁with ▁various ▁fir ms . ▁ ▁Most ▁recently , ▁she ▁was ▁at ▁W iley ▁Rein ▁L LP ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁until ▁her ▁appointment ▁to ▁the ▁court . ▁ ▁Before ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁with ▁Bart lit ▁Beck ▁H erman ▁Pal en char ▁& ▁Scott ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁Cooper , ▁Car vin ▁& ▁Ros ent hal ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁service ▁ ▁Ryan ▁was ▁nominated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁by ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5