Ralph E. Tyson
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by voice vote, Ralph E. Tyson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) in 1973. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1948–2011
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1998
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Louisiana State 1970 · Louisiana State Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) 1973
- Succeeded by
- Shelly Deckert Dick
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Middle District of Louisiana | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Louisiana State University | B.A. | 1970 |
| Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) | J.D. | 1973 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Tyson was assigned 3,279 district-court cases (1988–2011). Median time from filing to termination: 163 days across 3,279 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 94 of Tyson’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 65 were affirmed, 17 reversed or vacated, and 12 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Tyson authored 13 published opinions for the court (2002–2010). Most cited: Wilkerson v. Stalder (21 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Wilkerson v. Stalder | 639 F. Supp. 2d 654 | 21 |
| 2006 | Guidry v. Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 418 F. Supp. 2d 835 | 8 |
| 2002 | Mincey v. Dow Chemical Co. | 217 F. Supp. 2d 737 | 7 |
| 2008 | Davenport v. Hamilton, Brown, & Babst, L.L.C. | 624 F. Supp. 2d 542 | 4 |
| 2008 | Firefighters' Retirement System v. Regions Bank | 598 F. Supp. 2d 785 | 3 |
| 2008 | AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INS. CO., INC. v. Wilkes | 619 F. Supp. 2d 252 | 2 |
| 2010 | Jones v. HANCOCK HOLDING CO. | 707 F. Supp. 2d 670 | 1 |
| 2009 | LeBlanc v. Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission | 676 F. Supp. 2d 460 | 1 |
| 2006 | Clayton v. American Security Insurance | 466 F. Supp. 2d 720 | 1 |
| 2003 | Cooperative Benefit Administrators, Inc. v. Ogden | 265 F. Supp. 2d 662 | 1 |
| 2008 | Scott v. Livingston Parish School Board | 548 F. Supp. 2d 265 | 0 |
| 2007 | Humana Insurance v. LeBlanc | 524 F. Supp. 2d 764 | 0 |
| 2002 | In Re Iowa Fleeting Service, Inc. v. Eckstein | 211 F. Supp. 2d 794 | 0 |
Showing the 13 most-cited of 13 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Ralph E. Tyson?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Ralph E. Tyson to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana in 1998.
- Was Ralph E. Tyson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Ralph E. Tyson was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Ralph E. Tyson's confirmation vote?
- Ralph E. Tyson was confirmed by voice vote on July 31, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Ralph E. Tyson on?
- Ralph E. Tyson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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12 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).