Ryan Patrick


Ryan Kelley Goeb Patrick is an American attorney and former district judge serving as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in December 2017 and assumed office early the following year.

Early life and education

Patrick was born in Washington, D.C., while his father, Dan Patrick, was working as a radio host at WTTG. He graduated from Baylor University in 2001 and earned a Juris Doctor degree from South Texas College of Law Houston in 2006.

Career

Patrick served as a political director for the Harris County Republican Party from 2002 to 2004 and as an assistant district attorney for Harris County from 2006 to 2012. In 2012, Texas Governor Rick Perry appointed Patrick to be a judge at the 177th state district court, and Patrick was elected to the position in 2012, though he lost the seat in 2016 in an election sweep by Democrats after winning a four-year term in November 2012. Patrick subsequently returned to private practice.
Patrick swore-in his father as the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Texas at his inauguration ceremony in 2015.
In July 2017, the Trump administration selected Patrick to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, and U.S. President Donald Trump made his nomination official on November 1, 2017. The United States Senate confirmed Patrick by voice vote on December 20, 2017. He assumed office on January 8, 2018, and his investiture ceremony occurred on September 18, 2018.

Personal life

Patrick and his wife have four children and live in Houston.