What is Ralph Gants?
'''Ralph D. Gants''' (1954 &ndash; September 14, 2020) was an American [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician and lawyer. He was the Chief Justice of the [[Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court]]. He was nominated by Governor [[Deval Patrick]] and sworn in on July 28, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mass.gov/courts/news-pubs/sjc/sjc-gants-administered-oath-of-office.html |title=Honorable Ralph D. Gants of the Supreme Judicial Court Administered Oath of Office |publisher=Public Information Office, Supreme Judicial Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts |date=2014-07-28 |access-date=2014-07-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728234109/http://www.mass.gov/courts/news-pubs/sjc/sjc-gants-administered-oath-of-office.html |archive-date=July 28, 2014 }}</ref> He became a justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court in 2009. He was born in [[New Rochelle, New York]]. On September 4, 2020 Gants was hospitalized after having a [[heart attack]].<ref>[https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2020/09/08/ralph-gants-heart-attack-massachusetts-supreme-judicial-court Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court chief hospitalized after suffering heart attack]</ref> He died on September 14 at the age of 66.<ref>[https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/ralph-gants-chief-justice-of-massachusetts-top-court-dies/2194539/ Ralph Gants, Chief Justice of Massachusetts' Top Court, Dies]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gants, Ralph}} [[Category:1954 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Politicians from Massachusetts]] [[Category:Lawyers from Massachusetts]] [[Category:American judges]] [[Category:Lawyers from New Rochelle, New York]] [[Category:Politicians from New Rochelle, New York]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}