Former Harris County District Court Judge Ryan Patrick has been nominated for US Attorney for the Southern District of Texas by President Trump.
If confirmed, Ryan Patrick will serve as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas. Mr. Patrick is currently the managing partner of The Law Office of Ryan Patrick, PLLC and is Senior Counsel with HooverSlovacek, LLC, where he focuses on criminal defense work. From 2012 to 2016, Mr. Patrick was a judge on the 177th District Court in Houston. From 2006 to 2012, Mr. Patrick served as an Assistant District Attorney with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. He received his B.B.A. from Baylor University in 2001 and his J.D. from South Texas College of Law in 2006.
His dad, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick had this to say:
Lt. Governor Patrick Statement on
President’s Nomination of Ryan Patrick for US Attorney
for the Southern District of TexasAUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick made this statement today following President Donald J. Trump’s nomination of his son Ryan Patrick for United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas:
“Jan and I are obviously very proud of our son Ryan. The selection process was extremely competitive and involved a series of interviews and reviews over the past six months. His record as a prosecutor and criminal court judge make him uniquely qualified for this position and we are very happy for him.”
By all accounts, Ryan Patrick did an excellent job as a Judge and there are high expectations for him as US Attorney. The Southern District has an awful lot of work to be done in stopping public corruption, white collar crime and violence in the streets. We wish him the best of luck.