Ryan Thomas Holte (born October 3, 1983) is a judge of the

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Biography

Holte graduated from Jesuit High School in Sacramento, California. Holte received his

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, magna cum laude, from the

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. He earned his Juris Doctor from the

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, where he served as a staff editor of the ''UC Davis Business Law Journal''. Upon graduating from law school, Holte was a law clerk to Judge

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of the

and Judge

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of the

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. Before joining the law faculty at Akron, he served for four years on the faculty at

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, worked as a trial attorney at the

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, and practiced law as an associate at Jones Day. From 2017 to 2019 he served as the David L. Brennan Associate Professor of Law and the director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law and Technology at the

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. He taught and researched in the areas of property and intellectual property law and is a recognized expert in these areas, completing numerous academic research fellowships and funded research grants. He also served as general counsel, partner, and co-inventor of an electrical engineering technology company. Holte is co-inventor of US Patent 9,523,773, titled "System and methods for countering satellite-navigated munitions".

Federal judicial service

On September 28, 2017,

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nominated Holte to serve as a judge of the

for a term of 15 years, to the seat vacated by Judge Nancy B. Firestone, who assumed

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on October 22, 2013. On February 14, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the

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On March 15, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–7 vote. On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the

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. On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Holte for a federal judgeship. His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day. On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 15–7 vote. On June 5, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 60–33 vote. On June 10, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 60–35 vote. He received his judicial commission on July 11, 2019. He took the oath of office on July 26, 2019.

Memberships

He has been a member of the

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since 2005.

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