Michael D. Ryan (August 3, 1945 – January 30, 2012) was a justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, a position he had held 2002–2010.
[4] Born at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego, California,[5] Ryan received a Bachelor of Arts from Saint John's University, in Minnesota in 1967.
There he served in the Major Felony Bureau and held the position of co-coordinator of the county's sex crimes unit.
After leaving the County Attorney's Office, Ryan served as a full-time judge pro tempore for the Maricopa County Superior Court, a position he held for a little over a year and a half, In June 1986, he was appointed a full-time judge by the Governor.
[7] Ryan was appointed on September 11, 1996, to the Arizona Court of Appeals by Fife Symington III.