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# Ryan Thomas Holte

United States Court of Federal Claims · U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge

## Profile

- Court: United States Court of Federal Claims
- State: National federal courts
- Role: U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims, 2019-present
- In summary, Judge Ryan T. Holte is a seasoned federal judge with a background in law, academia, and technology, now serving on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims since 2019
- General Counsel & Co-Inventor, Counter Echo Solutions, Atlanta, GA, 2012-present
- Incumbent judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, appointed by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in June 2019
- David L. Brennan Professor of Law and IP Center Director, University of Akron Main Campus, Cleveland/Akron, OH, 2017-2019
- Director of Judicial Clerkships & Special Placements, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Carbondale, IL, 2013-2017
- Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2009-2010
- Judge Stanley F. Birch Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2009–2010)
- Law Clerk, United States Court of Federal Claims, 2008-2009
- Jurist-in-Residence Professor of Law
- Assistant Professor of Law

### Education

- University of California-Davis — J.D. (2008)
- in Engineering, magna cum laude, California Maritime Academy — B.S. (2005)
- Cal Poly Maritime Academy
- California State University
- University of California, Davis School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- Non-Active Partner (Since June 2019)
- As of 2025, Holte has been active in over 20 cases annually, with a caseload that includes disputes involving tribes, construction companies, environmental chemical firms, and other entities.
- The Senate confirmed his nomination on June 10, 2019, and he was sworn in on July 11, 2019.
- Nominated on January 23, 2019, to replace Judge Nancy B. Firestone, who had assumed senior status in 2013.
- Practitioner, Federal Trade Commission, Atlanta, GA, 2012-2013
- held a position as a trial attorney at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (2012–2013)
- Practitioner, Jones Day, Atlanta, GA, 2010-2012
- Born October 3, 1983, in Napa, California.
- Date of birth: 1983-10-03
- handling a broad range of claims against the federal government.
- Jesuit High School
- held the role of general counsel, partner, and co‐inventor of an electrical engineering technology company (Counter Echo Solutions)
- He presides over cases involving claims against the U.S. government, including contract, property, and tort claims, and has handled a variety of matters such as construction disputes, environmental issues, and government contracts.
- Holte is recognized for expertise in property and intellectual property law, with publications in the Iowa Law Review, George Mason Law Review, and Washington Law Review.
- He has also held leadership roles in the Atlanta IP Inn of Court and the State Bar of Georgia’s IP Section.
- Birth place: Napa, CA
- UC Davis Business Law Journal — staff editor

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### motion form

Scope: courtwide

Request a court order by motion. The motion must be written unless made during a hearing or trial, state the grounds with particularity, and state the relief sought.

Evidence excerpt: The motion must: (A) be in writing unless made during a hearing or trial; (B) state with particularity the grounds for seeking the order; and (C) state the relief sought.

[Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims](https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/sites/cfc/files/Rules%207.27.2026.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-30

### supporting materials

Scope: courtwide

A motion, objection, or response may be accompanied by a brief or memorandum and, when needed, supporting affidavits.

Evidence excerpt: Any motion, objection, or response may be accompanied by a brief or memorandum and, if necessary, affidavits supporting the motion.

[Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims](https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/sites/cfc/files/Rules%207.27.2026.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-30

### meet and confer

Scope: courtwide

Before filing a nondispositive motion, make a reasonable good-faith effort to discuss it with opposing counsel, determine whether it is opposed, narrow disagreements, and include the required certification.

Evidence excerpt: The motion must: (1) include a certification that the movant has in good faith conferred or attempted to confer with opposing counsel.

[Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims](https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/sites/cfc/files/Rules%207.27.2026.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-30

### trial testimony

Scope: courtwide

Trial testimony is taken in open court unless an identified rule or statute provides otherwise. Remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause, compelling circumstances, and appropriate safeguards.

Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.

[Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims](https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/sites/cfc/files/Rules%207.27.2026.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-30


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15086/ryan-thomas-holte/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15086/ryan-thomas-holte/)
- [United States Court of Federal Claims current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15086/ryan-thomas-holte/)
- [Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims](https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/sites/cfc/files/Rules%207.27.2026.pdf)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15086/ryan-thomas-holte/)
- [U.S. Court of Federal Claims: Holte, Ryan Thomas | Federal Judicial Center](https://www.fjc.gov/history/courts/us-court-federal-claims-holte-ryan-thomas)
- [Ryan T. Holte](https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/ryan-t-holte)
- [Wikidata: Ryan T. Holte](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41722228)

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