Ralph Eric Tyson (August 13, 1948 – July 18, 2011) was a
United States district judge
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of the
.
Education and career
Born in
Baton Rouge
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,
Louisiana
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, Tyson received a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree from
Louisiana State University
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in 1970 and a
Juris Doctor
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from the
Paul M. Hebert Law Center
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at Louisiana State University in 1973. He was in private practice from 1973 to 1988. He was an adjunct professor, Paul M. Hebert Law Center from 1989 to 1991. He was an Instructor, Sociology/Law Enforcement Department,
Southern University
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from 1989 to 1998. He was a judge on the Baton Rouge City Court, Louisiana from 1988 to 1993. He was a judge of the 19th Judicial District Court,
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana from 1993 to 1998.
Federal judicial service
Tyson was a United States District Judge of the
. Tyson was nominated by President
Bill Clinton
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on April 2, 1998, to a new seat reassigned from the
by 111 Stat. 1174. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on July 31, 1998, and received his commission on August 3, 1998. He served as chief judge from 2005 to 2011. His service was terminated by his death on July 18, 2011.
See also
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List of African-American federal judges
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List of African-American jurists
References
Sources
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1948 births
2011 deaths
African-American judges
Louisiana state court judges
Judges of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
Louisiana State University alumni
Louisiana State University Law Center alumni
Louisiana State University faculty
Lawyers from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
20th-century American judges
21st-century American judges