Ralph Gants | |
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 Official portrait, 2014 | |
| Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
| In office July 28, 2014 – September 14, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Deval Patrick |
| Preceded by | Roderick L. Ireland |
| Succeeded by | Kimberly S. Budd |
| Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
| In office January 29, 2009 – July 28, 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Deval Patrick |
| Preceded by | John Greaney |
| Succeeded by | Geraldine Hines |
| Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court | |
| In office 1997 – January 29, 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Weld |
| Succeeded by | Kimberly S. Budd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 29, 1954 New Rochelle, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 14, 2020 (aged 65) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, JD) University of Cambridge |
Ralph D. Gants (September 29, 1954 – September 14, 2020) was an American attorney and jurist who served as the chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. He was sworn in on July 28, 2014.[1] Gants had previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney.
- ^ "Honorable Ralph D. Gants of the Supreme Judicial Court Administered Oath of Office". Public Information Office, Supreme Judicial Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. July 28, 2014. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.