| Ralph Guy | |
| Office: | Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review |
| Term Start: | May 19, 2001 |
| Term End: | May 19, 2005 |
| Appointer: | William Rehnquist |
| Predecessor: | Paul Hitch Roney |
| Successor: | Edward Leavy |
| Office1: | Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review |
| Term Start1: | October 8, 1998 |
| Term End1: | May 19, 2001 |
| Appointer1: | William Rehnquist |
| Predecessor1: | Bobby Baldock |
| Successor1: | Bruce M. Selya |
| Office2: | Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
| Term Start2: | September 1, 1994 |
| Office3: | Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
| Term Start3: | October 17, 1985 |
| Term End3: | September 1, 1994 |
| Appointer3: | Ronald Reagan |
| Predecessor3: | Seat established by 98 Stat. 333 |
| Successor3: | Eric L. Clay |
| Office4: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan |
| Term Start4: | May 12, 1976 |
| Term End4: | October 17, 1985 |
| Appointer4: | Gerald Ford |
| Predecessor4: | Frederick William Kaess |
| Successor4: | Lawrence Paul Zatkoff |
| Birth Date: | 30 August 1929[1] |
| Birth Place: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education: | University of Michigan (BA, JD) |
Ralph B. Guy Jr. (born August 30, 1929) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, Guy received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Michigan in 1951 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1953. He was in private practice in Dearborn, Michigan from 1954 to 1955. He was an assistant corporation counsel for the City of Dearborn from 1955 to 1958, and corporation counsel for that city until 1968. He was then a Chief Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan until 1970, going on to serve as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan until 1976.[2]
On April 26, 1976, Guy was nominated by President Gerald Ford to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by Judge Frederick William Kaess. Guy was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 11, 1976, and received his commission the following day. His service terminated on October 17, 1985, due to elevation to the Sixth Circuit.[2]
On July 23, 1985, President Ronald Reagan nominated Guy to a new seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit created by 98 Stat. 333. He was again confirmed by the Senate on October 16, 1985, and received his commission the following day. He assumed senior status on September 1, 1994.[2]