Ralph E. Moody
Ralph E. Moody | |
|---|---|
| Attorney General of Alaska | |
| In office 1960–1962 | |
| Governor | William A. Egan |
| Preceded by | John Rader |
| Succeeded by | George N. Hayes |
| Member of the Alaska Senate | |
| In office 1959–1960 | |
| Constituency | Anchorage |
| Member of the Alaska Territorial Senate | |
| In office 1957–1959 | |
| Judge of the Alaska Superior Court | |
| In office 1968–1985 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 23, 1915 Vance, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | February 19, 1997 (aged 81) Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. |
| Spouse | Carolyn Rose Krebs (m. 1942) |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama (BA, LL.B.) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army Signal Corps |
| Years of service | 1940–1946 |
Ralph Edward Moody (November 23, 1915 – February 19, 1997) was an Alabama-born lawyer, legislator and jurist who helped steer Alaska through the transition from territorial government to early statehood, then spent a quarter-century shaping the state’s jurisprudence from the Alaska Superior Court bench. A World War II Signal Corps veteran educated at the University of Alabama, Moody served in Alaska’s last Territorial Senate, sat in the 1st State Senate, became the state’s second attorney general, and presided over some of Alaska’s most consequential criminal and constitutional cases.