Ralph Cappy

Ralph J. Cappy
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
In office
2003 – January 6, 2008[1]
Preceded byJohn P. Flaherty Jr.
Succeeded byRonald D. Castille
Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
In office
January 1, 1990 – January 6, 2008
Succeeded byJane Cutler Greenspan
Personal details
BornAugust 25, 1943
DiedMay 1, 2009(2009-05-01) (aged 65)
Green Tree, Pennsylvania, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseJanet Cappy
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Ralph Joseph Cappy[2] (August 25, 1943 – May 1, 2009) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1990 to 1998 and chief justice of the Court from 2003 to 2008.[3]

Prior to joining the state Supreme Court, Cappy was named to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in 1978 and served as administrative judge of the civil division from 1986 to 1990. After leaving the Court in January 2008, he joined the law firm of Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney and practiced commercial litigation. He also served as chairman of the board of trustees at his alma mater the University of Pittsburgh.

Cappy died at his Green Tree home on May 1, 2009, at age 65.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chief Justice Ralph J. Cappy" (PDF).
  2. ^ Who's Who in American Law, 1998-1999. Marquis Who's Who. 1998. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-8379-3513-3.
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania's newest Chief justice to take on modernization of state courts". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "Former Pa. Supreme Court Chief Justice Cappy dead". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 2 May 2009.
  5. ^ "Former Chief Justice Cappy dies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020.

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