William McCrary Ray II

How Judge Ray rules, drawn from 16 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Court
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Appointed by
Donald Trump (Republican)
Commissioned
2018-10-25
Education
University of Georgia, Terry College of Business, B.B.A. (1985, magna cum laude); University of Georgia, Terry College of Business, M.B.A. (1986); University of Georgia School of Law, J.D. (1990, cum laude)
Signed orders read
16

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

United States v. Eric Tyrone Weems
1:21-cr-00085-WMR-JSA · 2022-02-15
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Defendant's motion to dismiss [Doc. 51] is DENIED.”

United States v. Jose Rivera
4:23-cr-00005-WMR-WEJ · 2024-03-12
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Indictment Under the Second Amendment [Doc. 58] is DENIED.”

Charles DeAndre Roman v. United States
4:13-cr-00057-WMR-JHR / 4:26-cv-00039 · 2026-05-14
Motion to vacate 2255 (defendant) Granted in part

“Roman's motion to vacate (Doc. 56) is GRANTED as to his ineffective assistance of counsel claims and DISMISSED as untimely and procedurally defaulted as to his claim that his guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary.”

Clifford Durham, Jr. v. United States
1:94-cr-00453-WMR-RGV / 1:19-cv-2514 · 2019-08-26
Motion to vacate 2255 (defendant) Denied

“Sec.2255 Motion to Vacate [Doc. 33] is hereby DISMISSED as time barred pursuant to Rule 4(b) of the Rules Governing Sec. 2255 cases and a certificate of appealability is DENIED.”

Monroe County Employees' Retirement System v. The Southern Company
1:17-cv-00241 · 2019-08-22
Class certification (plaintiff) Granted

“Plaintiffs' motion for class certification and appointment of Class Representatives and Class Counsel is GRANTED.”

United States v. Belton Clark Queen
1:19-cr-00328 · 2021-04-02
Other motion (defendant) Denied

“Defendant's Motion to Suppress Statements [Doc. 26] ... [is] DENIED.”

Other motion (defendant) Denied

“Defendant's Motion to Suppress Evidence [Doc. 27] ... [is] DENIED.”

Other motion (defendant) Denied

“Defendant's Motion to Suppress Search and Seizure [Doc. 28] [is] DENIED.”

William Sandridge v. United States
4:23-cr-00013 · 2025-12-15
Habeas petition (defendant) Denied

“the 28 U.S.C. § 2255 Motion [32] is DENIED and no certificate of appealability should be issued.”

United States v. Ethan Weathers
4:23-cr-00031 · 2024-06-06
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Indictment [Doc. 15] is DENIED.”

United States v. Rigoberto Valdovinos-Tafolla
1:23-cr-00359 · 2024-06-13
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Lacking sufficient evidence to prove discriminatory purpose or intent, Defendant's equal protection claim fails, and his Motion to Dismiss is denied.”

Other motion (defendant) Denied

“Motion to Suppress [Doc. 25] ... [is] DENIED.”

Other motion (defendant) Denied

“Motion to Suppress Pole Camera Surveillance [Doc. 29] [is] DENIED.”

Other motion (defendant) Denied

“Motion for Kastigar Hearing [Doc. 28] ... [is] DENIED.”

United States v. Kyle C. Sims
1:19-cr-00294 · 2024-02-12
Habeas petition (defendant) Denied

“Defendant's Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 [Doc. 107] is DENIED.”

Julio Martinez-Guzman v. United States
4:23-cr-00026 · 2026-04-14
Habeas petition (defendant) Denied

“Movant Julio Martinez-Guzman's § 2255 Motion [Doc. 127] is DENIED.”

United States v. Jason Bradley Patterson
4:24-cr-00002 · 2026-02-03
Other motion (defendant) Denied

“the Defendant's Motion to Suppress Tangible Evidence and Statements [Doc. 15] is DENIED.”

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