Background
Downes, Ruth B. was born on November 30, 1961 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
Downes, Ruth B. was born on November 30, 1961 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
University of Michigan (Bachelor of Fine Arts, magna cum laude, 1984). University of Illinois (Master of Fine Arts, 1986). University of Texas (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1990).
Worked at Clements, O"Neill, Pierce & Nickens (Houston, Texas) specializing in Civil Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1990, Texas. 1991, United States. District Court, Southern District of Texas.
1993, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Author: "The Windfall Effect: Damages and the Foreign Plaintiff," Review of Litigation, Volume 9, Number. 2 (Spring 1990). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Litigation and Business Sections, Securities Litigation Subcommittee).
Member: American Bar Association (Member, Litigation and Business Sections, Securities Litigation Subcommittee).