Full Name:
Ralph D. Gants
Gender:
Male
Family:
Married; 2 Children
Birth Date:
1954
Birth Place:
New Rochelle, NY
JD, Harvard Law School, 1980
Diploma, Criminology, Cambridge University in England, 1977
BA, Harvard College, 1976
No political experience information on file.
No caucus information on file.
Law Clerk, Eugene H. Nickerson, United States District Court Judge
Adjunct Professor, Harvard Law School
Adjunct Professor, New England School of Law
Adjunct Professor, Northeastern University School of Law
Chief Justice, Massachusetts State Supreme Judicial Court, 2014-2020
Associate Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 2009-2014
Administrative Justice, Massachusetts Superior Court's Business Litigation Session, 2008
Appointed, Associate Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1997
Partner, Palmer & Dodge Limited Liability Partnership, 1994-1997
Attorney, Palmer & Dodge Limited Liability Partnership, 1991-1994
Chief of the Public Corruption Division, District of Massachusetts, 1988-1991
Appointed, Assistant United States Attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1983
Special Assistant, Judge William H. Webster, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1981-1983
Former Note Editor, Harvard Law Review
Awards:
Boston Bar Association Citation of Judicial Excellence and the Suffolk Law School Public Service Award