ɹˈeɪ wʌz ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd tə ðə dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv kəlˈʌmbiə bˈɑːɹ ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, ænd ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd tə pɹˈæktɪs ɪnðə suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt ʌvðə dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv kəlˈʌmbiə ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl twˈɛnti θɹˈiː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː.
Ray was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar on March 2, 1872, and admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia on April 23, 1872.