Article: New Judge Is Ready For Action; James Ryan Shifts To District Court

Montgomery County's newest District Court judge, James Ryan, took his oath of office last Friday. Now, he says, the fun starts.

"I look forward to it," said Ryan, a lawyer for 18 years and a domestic relations master since 1982. As an arbiter of divorce and child custody matters at the county Judicial Center, he often has spent a full day hearing a single case. But as a District Court judge?

"More action, more people," he said. "The jobs are the same in a lot of ways, but in District Court, there could be 100 cases in a day. They give you a docket over there every morning."

That is what he likes, he said. People. Action.

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