Ralph Gants

Ralph Gants
Official portrait, 2014
Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
In office
July 28, 2014 – September 14, 2020
Appointed byDeval Patrick
Preceded byRoderick L. Ireland
Succeeded byKimberly S. Budd
Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
In office
January 29, 2009 – July 28, 2014
Appointed byDeval Patrick
Preceded byJohn Greaney
Succeeded byGeraldine Hines
Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court
In office
1997 – January 29, 2009
Appointed byBill Weld
Succeeded byKimberly S. Budd
Personal details
Born(1954-09-29)September 29, 1954
DiedSeptember 14, 2020(2020-09-14) (aged 65)
PartyDemocratic
EducationHarvard University (BA, JD)
University of Cambridge
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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. Gants had previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney.