Ralph B. Guy, Jr.

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Ralph Guy
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Assumed office
September 1, 1994
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
October 17, 1985 – September 1, 1994
Appointed by Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Seat established
Succeeded by Eric Clay
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office
May 12, 1976 – October 17, 1985
Appointed by Gerald Ford
Preceded by Frederick Kaess
Succeeded by Lawrence Zatkoff
Personal details
Born 1929 (age 94–95)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Alma mater University of Michigan

Ralph B. Guy, Jr. (born 1929) is a United States federal judge.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Guy received an A.B. from the University of Michigan in 1951 and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1953. He was in private practice in Dearborn, Michigan from 1954 to 1955. He was an assistant corporation counsel for the City of Dearborn from 1955 to 1958, and corporation counsel for that city until 1968. He was then a chief assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan until 1970, going on to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan until 1976.

On April 26, 1976, Guy was nominated by President Gerald Ford to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by Frederick William Kaess. Guy was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 11, 1976, and received his commission the following day.

On July 23, 1985, President Ronald Reagan elevated Guy to a new seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit created by 98 Stat. 333. He was again confirmed by the United States Senate on October 16, 1985, and received his commission the following day. He assumed senior status on September 1, 1994.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
1976–1985
Succeeded by
Lawrence Zatkoff
New seat Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1985–1994
Succeeded by
Eric Clay