William M. Ray II

William M. Ray II
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Assumed office
October 25, 2018
Appointed byDonald Trump
Preceded byHarold Lloyd Murphy
Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals
In office
July 30, 2012  October 25, 2018
Appointed byNathan Deal
Preceded byKeith R. Blackwell
Succeeded byTodd Markle
Judge of the Georgia Superior Court
for the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit
In office
January 14, 2002  July 30, 2012
Appointed byRoy Barnes
Succeeded byGeorge F. Hutchinson III
Member of the Georgia Senate
from the 48th district
In office
January 1997  January 2002
Preceded byClint Day
Succeeded byDavid Shafer
Personal details
Born (1963-05-03) May 3, 1963
Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Kelle Chandler
(m. 1989)
ChildrenChandler, Davis, Avery
ResidenceNorcross, Georgia
EducationUniversity of Georgia (BBA, MBA, JD)

William McCrary "Billy" Ray II (born May 3, 1963) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He was previously a judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.