Ralph E. EricksonRalph E. Erickson is an American lawyer who served as the 11th Deputy Attorney General of the United States from 1972 to 1973.BiographyErickson was born in Jamestown, New York, on October 3, 1928. He attended Cornell University and graduated with his A.B. He later attended Harvard Law School, where he obtained his J.D. He practiced law in Los Angeles. He was appointed the 11th Deputy Attorney General of the United States and took office on June 28, 1972.