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