MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT

FORMER JUDGES

JOAN E. RYON, Associate Judge, Montgomery County Circuit Court, 6th Judicial Circuit, August 8, 2013 to September 21, 2024. Retired September 21, 2024. Presiding Judge, Adult Drug Court, 2017-. Senior Judge since September 21, 2024.

Special Master, 1994-2000, and Family Division Master, 2000-13, Montgomery County Circuit Court.

Contractual attorney, Office of Public Defender, Montgomery County, District 6, 1985-86. Assistant State's Attorney, Family Services Division, Montgomery County, 1986-91. Special Counsel to Child Support Enforcement Administration, Montgomery County, 1991-94.

Born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1959. Frostburg State College, B.S., 1980; Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary, J.D., 1983. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1983; District of Columbia Bar, 1985. Associate, Smith & Smith, P.A., 1984-85; Beggiani, Smith & Roth, 1985-86; Kolb & Ryon, 1986. Member, Maryland State Bar Association, 1984-86, 2007-; Montgomery County Bar Association, 1984- (executive committee, 2005-07, 2011-). Member, Montgomery County Inn of Court, 2002- (president, 2009-10); Montgomery County Bar Foundation, 2007-. Member, Olney Boys and Girls Club, 2003-10.

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