Ralph J. Cappy (August 25, 1943 – May 1, 2009) was a justice of the

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from 1990 to 1998 and chief justice of the Court from 2003 to 2008. Prior to joining the state Supreme Court, Cappy was named to the Allegheny County

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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

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. Cappy died at his Green Tree home on May 1, 2009, at age 65.

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