Judge Michael John Ryan

On December 19, 2022, Judge Michael John Ryan was sworn in to the Eighth District Court of Appeals in the Rotunda of the Cuyahoga County Courthouse. Judge Ryan was elected on November 8, 2022, to serve out the remainder of the late Judge Larry A. Jones Sr.’s term on the Eighth District Court of Appeals. Notably. Prior to being elected to the court of appeals, Judge Ryan served as a common pleas juvenile court judge for nearly ten years and a municipal court judge for seven years. He also worked as a city prosecutor and magistrate with Cleveland Municipal Court.