Ryan Dean Newman is an American lawyer and former

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. He currently serves as the General Counsel to the Florida Governor,

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. Prior to his current post, he was Counselor to the Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice. Previously he served as Deputy General Counsel for the United States Department of Defense, Acting Assistant Attorney General and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice in the Office of Legal Policy. In March 2017, he was nominated by President

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to serve as General Counsel of the Army. The nomination was withdrawn in September 2017.

Biography

Newman graduated from the

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at West Point in 1998 with a B.S. in international politics. He served five years as an armor officer in the U.S. Army at Fort Hood, departing active duty after attaining the rank of captain. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. He served as a tank platoon leader, scout platoon leader, troop executive officer, and squadron adjutant. He deployed to Iraq in 2003 as a part of

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. He was awarded a

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for his service in Iraq. Newman began law school after completing his military service. He received a J.D. from the

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in 2007. He was the chief notes editor of the ''

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'', associate editor of the ''

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'', and president of his school's chapter of the

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. He clerked for

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Justice

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from 2011 to 2012, Chief Judge

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of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and Judge Richard J. Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. After law school, Newman served as chief counsel to U.S. Senator

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and was an associate at

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law firm. At Jones Day, Newman worked as a criminal defense attorney. He was part of the defense team for former Virginia Governor

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in federal corruption proceedings.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Newman, Ryan Dean Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American lawyers United States Military Academy alumni University of Texas School of Law alumni United States Army officers United States Army personnel of the Iraq War Law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States

Biography

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