Ralph R. Erickson

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Ralph Erickson
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Assumed office
October 12, 2017
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byKermit Edward Bye
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
In office
November 1, 2009 – November 1, 2016
Preceded byDaniel L. Hovland
Succeeded byDaniel L. Hovland
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
In office
March 14, 2003 – October 13, 2017
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byRodney Scott Webb
Succeeded byPeter D. Welte
Judge of the East Central Judicial District of North Dakota
In office
1995 – March 14, 2003
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byWade L. Webb
Personal details
Born (1959-04-28) April 28, 1959 (age 62)
Thief River Falls, Minnesota, U.S.
EducationJamestown College (B.A.)
University of North Dakota (J.D.)

Ralph Robert Erickson (born April 28, 1959) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Education and career[]

Born in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, Erickson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Jamestown College in 1980 and a Juris Doctor from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1984. He was in private practice in West Fargo, North Dakota, from 1984 to 1994. He was a magistrate judge for the Cass County Court, North Dakota from 1993 to 1994. He was a county judge for the Traill, Steele, Nelson & Griggs Counties Court, North Dakota in 1994. He was a state district judge for the East Central Judicial District Court, North Dakota from 1995 to 2003.

Federal judicial service[]

District Court service[]

On January 7, 2003, Erickson was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota vacated by Rodney Scott Webb. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 12, 2003, and received his commission on March 14, 2003. He served as chief judge from 2009 to 2016. His service on the district court terminated on October 13, 2017, upon elevation to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Court of Appeals service[]

On June 7, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Erickson to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, to the seat vacated by Judge Kermit Edward Bye, who took senior status on April 22, 2015. A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee took place on July 25, 2017.[1][2] His nomination was reported out of committee by a vote of 20–0 on September 14, 2017.[3] He was confirmed in the United States Senate by a vote of 95–1 on September 28, 2017.[4] He received his judicial commission on October 12, 2017. He is the current chairperson of the United States Judicial Conference Committee on Codes of Conduct.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". Judiciary.senate.gov. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  2. ^ Godoy, Jody (July 25, 2017). "8th Circ. Nominee Draws Line On Law, Personal Views". Law360.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 14, 2017" (PDF). U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "Roll Call vote PN586". United States Senate. September 28, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Critics: Senate Ready to Fight Draft Rule Targeting Federalist Society". Realclearpolitics.com. Retrieved November 26, 2021.

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Legal offices
New seat Judge of the East Central Judicial District of North Dakota
1995–2003 		Succeeded by
Wade L. Webb
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
2003–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
2009–2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
2017–present 		Incumbent
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