Clifford Scott Green

Clifford Scott Green
Official Portrait of Judge Green
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
In office
April 2, 1988 – May 31, 2007
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
In office
December 9, 1971 – April 2, 1988
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byHarold Kenneth Wood
Succeeded byJan E. DuBois
Personal details
BornClifford Scott Green
(1923-04-02)April 2, 1923
DiedMay 31, 2007(2007-05-31) (aged 84)
Resting placeWest Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationTemple University (BS, JD)
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Clifford Scott Green (April 2, 1923 – May 31, 2007) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Green was the eighteenth African-American Article III judge appointed in the United States, and the second African-American judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. During his 36 years on the federal bench Judge Green presided over a number of notable cases, and was regarded as one of the most popular judges in the district.