ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, ðə nˈɔːɹθiːstɚn jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi skˈuːl ʌv lˈɔː bˈɔstən, ˌɛmˈeɪ tʃˈæptɚɹ ʌv fˈaɪ ˈælfə dˈɛltə lˈɔː fɹɐtˈɜːnᵻɾi ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl tʃˈoʊz tʊ ˈɑːnɚ ɹˈeɪ baɪ nˈeɪmɪŋ ðɛɹ nˈuːli tʃˈɑːɹɾɚd tʃˈæptɚɹ ˈæftɚ hɜː, ɪn ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən ʌv hɜː plˈeɪs æz ðə fˈɜːst fˈiːmeɪl ˈæfɹɪkənɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɐtˈɜːni.
In March 2006, the Northeastern University School of Law (Boston, MA) chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International chose to honor Ray by naming their newly chartered chapter after her, in recognition of her place as the first female African-American attorney.