Ralph Waldo Emerson Donges (May 5, 1875 – September 21, 1974), known as Ralph W. E. Donges, was a judge in New Jersey who served as Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1930 to 1948.

[1] Donges was born on May 5, 1875, in Donaldson, Frailey Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on May 5, 1875, to John Washington Donges (1844-1931) and Rose Marguerite Ranaud (1845-1911).

He was Episcopalian and a member of the American Bar Association, the Freemasons, Loyal Order of Moose, and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

He died on September 21, 1974, at the age of 99 in Oaklyn, New Jersey and is entombed in a mausoleum at Harleigh Cemetery, Camden.

[3] The Camden County Bar Association awards a college scholarship in his honor.