Ryan T. McAllister

McAllister earned his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Catholic University of America and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the Harvard Law School.[2]

Upon graduating law school, McAllister served as a law clerk to Judge Richard C. Wesley of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He previously served as Assistant Counsel to then-Governor of New York George E. Pataki, and as Senior Counsel in the New York State Senate Office of Majority Counsel & Program. He currently serves as Counsel at Boies Schiller Flexner, LLP in their Albany, New York office.[2]

On August 12, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate McAllister to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.[2] On September 8, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated McAllister to the seat vacated by Judge Gary L. Sharpe who took senior status on January 1, 2016.[3] On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[4]