Ralph R. Erickson

Judge Ralph R. Erickson

Personal

Birthday:

1959

Birthplace:

Thief River Falls, MN

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, West Fargo, North Dakota, 1984-1994
Magistrate judge, Cass County [North Dakota] Court, 1993-1994
Judge, Traill, Steele, Nelson, and Griggs Counties [North Dakota] Court, 1994
Judge, North Dakota District Court, East Central Judicial District, 1995-2003

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota, September 12, 2002; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Jamestown College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1980

Name of School - Second:

University of North Dakota Law School

The UND School of Law offers a strong and diversified curriculum that will properly prepare students to take the bar exam, provide first-class legal services, and think effectively and efficiently as legal professionals. Its smaller enrollment and excellent student/faculty staff ratio creates a collaborative and collegial learning environment.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1984

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of North Dakota

Court Name:

North Dakota District Court

President Nominating:

George W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

3/14/2003