Ralph Eric Tyson (August 13, 1948 – July 18, 2011) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana.
Ralph E. Tyson
Louisiana Middle District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Born 1948 in Baton Rouge, LA
Died 2011 in Baton Rouge, LA
FJC ID: 2786
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- African American
Prior employment
- Sociology/Law Enforcement Department, Southern UniversityInstructor · 1989–1998
- Louisiana District Court, Nineteenth Judicial DistrictJudge · 1993–1998
- Baton Rouge [Louisiana] City CourtJudge · 1988–1993
- Louisiana State University Law SchoolAdjunct professor · 1989–1991
- Private practice1973–1988
Appointments
1998–2011 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
- Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center)J.D. · 1973
- Louisiana State UniversityB.A. · 1970