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Ralph R. Erickson
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Senior status since July 28, 2026.
Confirmed 95 to 1Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Nominated
- June 7, 2017
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- July 25, 2017
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), September 14, 2017
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 95 to 1
- Confirmed
- September 28, 2017
- Commissioned
- October 12, 2017
- Senior status
- Since July 28, 2026
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1959, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Earlier federal judicial service
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota. Appointed by George W. Bush; commissioned ; confirmed by voice vote. Service ended October 13, 2017: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- 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
- Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 2024-present
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