Kenneth Ryskamp | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Florida | |
| In office January 1, 2000 – November 16, 2017 | |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Florida | |
| In office April 24, 1986 – January 1, 2000 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Joe Oscar Eaton |
| Succeeded by | Paul Huck |
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| Born | Kenneth Lee Ryskamp (1932-08-10)August 10, 1932 |
| Died | November 16, 2017(2017-11-16) (aged 85) |
| Education | Calvin College(A.B.) University of Miami School of Law(J.D.) |
Kenneth Lee Ryskamp (August 10, 1932 – November 16, 2017) was aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Born inGrand Rapids,Michigan, Ryskamp received anArtium Baccalaureus degree fromCalvin College in 1955. He received aJuris Doctor fromUniversity of Miami School of Law in 1956. He was alaw clerk for Judge Mallory H. Horton of theFlorida Third District Court of Appeal from 1957 to 1959. He was in private practice of law inMiami,Florida from 1959 to 1986.[1]
Ryskamp was nominated by PresidentRonald Reagan on March 12, 1986, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Florida vacated by JudgeJoe Oscar Eaton. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on April 23, 1986, and received commission on April 24, 1986. He took the judicial oath and commenced service on May 2, 1986. He assumedsenior status on January 1, 2000.[1] As of January 2017, Ryskamp took inactive senior status, meaning that while he remained a federal judge, he no longer heard cases or participated in the business of the court.[2] Ryskamp died on November 16, 2017.[3]
On April 26, 1990, Ryskamp was nominated to a seat on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush to replace JudgePaul Hitch Roney, who had taken senior status.[4] The Democratic-controlledUnited States Senate Judiciary Committee chose not to proceed with Ryskamp's nomination, in part because of his membership in a private country club, the Riviera Country Club inCoral Gables, Florida, that was said to be discriminatory.[5] Some senators also objected to comments by Ryskamp during a 1987 case that they considered to be insensitive. After the November 1990 elections, Bush renominated Ryskamp to the seat on January 8, 1991, but Ryskamp's nomination continued to be held up in committee by Senate Democrats, and it eventually was defeated in the Senate Judiciary Committee by an 8–6, party-line vote on April 12, 1991.[6][7] As a result, his nomination never made it to the Senate floor for a full Senate vote.
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