Ralph Joe Sutcliffe
On the New York attorney register since 1969 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1276278
- Admitted
- 1969 · Second Department
- Status
- Suspended, delinquent
- Next registration
- Sep 2026
Ralph Joe Sutcliffe is suspended, delinquent on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1969 in the Second Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Sep 2026. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Suspended, delinquent” means the attorney is recorded as suspended from practice, with the registration also delinquent. The register does not give the reason or date of a suspension; the Appellate Division’s order does.
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent unchanged
- Suspended, delinquent the first file we hold
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; the Jul 3, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026 files for the history.
Others who list this employer on the register
421 other attorneys list Cooley LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 1 of them was admitted before 1969, and 223 of the 422 give an office in New York, NY. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1969, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Stephen Berman | 1968 | Delinquent |
| Alan Levine | 1974 | Currently registered |
| Robert Hanson Miller | 1975 | Due to re‑register |
| Nancy H. Wojtas | 1977 | Due to re‑register |
| Francis Ray Wheeler | 1978 | Currently registered |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; employer spellings merged (methodology).
Where this record sits on the register
Ralph Joe Sutcliffe studied at Georgetown University Law Center (the register spells it “GEORGETOWN”). 131 of its 11,562 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1960s, as Ralph Joe Sutcliffe was.
- Same law school
- 11,562living graduates; 87.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 1,092 were admitted before 1969 and 92,310 after.
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants only.
Questions this record leads to
- Everyone who lists Cooley LLP422 on the register, 1 of the others admitted before 1969; 223 of the 422 give an office in New York, NY.
- Georgetown University Law Center graduates on the register11,562 living, 87.9% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19691,864 people admitted in 1969 are on the register, 938 of them through the Second Department.
- Every registration that reads “Suspended, delinquent”20,229 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- How to complain about a New York lawyerThe grievance committee for each county, and what it can do.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Ralph Joe Sutcliffe’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, Second Department, which admitted Ralph Joe Sutcliffe in 1969. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York County, where the register places the office.
This page reads the register file of Sep 29, 2026, and the court system’s own search can be newer; the register shows only the current value, so a suspension that ended before the files we hold, or a censure, leaves no trace here (Appellate Division decisions are published through the court system’s Law Reporting Bureau).