, ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁replace ▁Judge ▁H . ▁F . ▁G ier ke ▁III , ▁who ▁retired ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁confirmed ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁month ▁later ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁on ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁by ▁un anim ous ▁consent . ▁Ryan ' s ▁appointment ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 5 - year ▁term ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁exp ire ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 2 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Judge ▁Ryan ▁joined ▁the ▁court ▁majority ▁when ▁it ▁found ▁that ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁juris diction ▁to ▁order ▁dis closure ▁of ▁trial ▁documents ▁from ▁the ▁Ch else a ▁Mann ing ▁court - mart ial . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁court ▁majority ▁revers ed ▁the ▁conv iction ▁of ▁a ▁soldier ▁for ▁attempting ▁suic ide , ▁Judge ▁Ryan ▁diss ented , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁the ▁appe als ▁court ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁juris diction . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Ryan ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁a ▁possible ▁nom ine e ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁Republican ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁Donald ▁Trump . ▁ ▁Judge ▁Ryan ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Michael ▁J . ▁Collins . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁law ▁cler ks ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁candidates ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : L