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(Photo: AP Photo)
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Ryan announced his resignation as U.S. Attorney for California's Northern District on Jan. 16, 2007.
Under Ryan's leadership the U.S. Attorneys' office prosecuted fewer cases, but the cases they did successfully prosecute were much more complex, such as the ongoing BALCO investigation. A Justice Department audit conducted in March of 2006 found morale in Ryan's office low.
Ryan, a San Francisco native, began his legal career in California as a prosecutor with the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. While in the District Attorney's Office, he handled a variety of cases including homicides and violent gang prosecutions. In 1996, while serving as a member of the Violent Gang Suppression Unit, Mr. Ryan was appointed by Governor Pete Wilson to serve as a Judge on the San Francisco Municipal Court. In 1998, he was elected overwhelmingly to the Court by the voters of San Francisco, and in 1999, he became a member of the San Francisco Superior Court. Mr. Ryan was serving as the Presiding Judge, Criminal Division, for the San Francisco Superior Court when President Bush nominated him to be the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California.
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