John W. Raley, Jr., who served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma (1990-1997), died on April 6, 2018. Raley was appointed by President H.W. Bush and reappointed by President Clinton, the only sitting U.S. Attorney to be reappointed at that time. Raley also served as an assistant U.S. Attorney from 1961-1969 and was mayor of Ponca City, Oklahoma (1980-1982), and a municipal judge (2000-2004). He was also a captain in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He was a graduate of the University of Oklahoma Law School. Raley is the author of “Beyond the Gate: My Journey as an Oklahoma Boy.”

A celebration of his life will be held on April 12 at 2 PM at the First Baptist Church in Ponca City, OK. As is our custom, NAFUSA has requested that an American flag be flown over Main Justice in John’s honor and it will be presented to his family as a token of the regard with which he was held by his colleagues.