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Ralph Robert Erickson (born 1959) is a United States federal judge.
Born in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, Erickson received a B.A. from Jamestown College in 1980 and a J.D. from the University of North Dakota in 1984. He was in private practice in West Fargo, North Dakota from 1984 to 1994. He was a Magistrate judge for the Cass County Court, North Dakota from 1993 to 1994. He was a county judge for the Traill, Steele, Nelson & Griggs Counties Court, North Dakota in 1994. He was a state district judge for the East Central Judicial District Court, North Dakota from 1995 to 2003.
On January 7, 2003, Erickson was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota vacated by Rodney S. Webb. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 12, 2003, and received his commission on March 14, 2003. He served as chief judge from 2009–2016.