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Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court bench for a six-year term beginning July 1. He will not be able to serve his full term, however, because judges must retire at 70 in Virginia.
He received 86 votes in the House and 35 in the Senate.
There was opposition to Mr. Ryan in the House Democratic Caucus last Friday because of his age.
Coming to Mr. Ryan’s defense in the House Democratic Caucus was Del. Floyd C. Bagley (D-Prince William), who previously represented Loudoun County. Del. Bagley said Mr. Ryan is "an outstanding Democrat” and that his age should not be a factor.
He said Monday that he was "very pleased" that he was appointed. “I’m just happy that an old man can do it," he joked. “I'm looking forward to it. I think I can do a good job.”
Del. Raymond R. "Andy" Guest Jr. (R-Warren) said he was suprised that the legislature would appoint a man at 66. “1 find it incredible,” he said.
Del. George P. Beard Jr. (R-Culpeper). when asked if the assembly should appoint someone that age to the bench, replied. "I don’t know of any reason for it.”
Juvenile court judges earn S49.340 a year but are scheduled to receive a fourpercent salary increase effective July 1, boosting their salaries to $51,300. Circuit court judges now earn $54,820. but they will make $57,000 a year beginning July 1.
While the juvenile court judgeship generated some differences of opinion Mr. Horne was chosen with virtually no public dissent.
“I couldn't be happier, quite frankly,” said Mr. Horne Monday, when asked for his reaction to being appointed. "It should be the dream of every lawyer.
Mr. Horne, who lives in Leesburg, graduated from William and Mary with a law degree in 1969. He served as a special court martial judge while in the Marine Corps and practiced law in Loudoun for several years before working as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney under former Loudoun Commonwealth’s Attorney Donald Devine.
Mr. Ryan received his law degree from George Washington University School of Law in 1955. He worked as an attorney in the U.S. Department of Defense before beginning private practice in 1969. He has been commissioner of chancery in Loudoun since 1975.
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