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.
Clifford Scott Green
Pennsylvania Eastern District Court
Born 1923 in Philadelphia, PA
Died 2007 in Philadelphia, PA
FJC ID: 907
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- African American
Prior employment
- Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County [Pennsylvania]Judge · 1964–1972
- Temple UniversityLecturer in law · 1968–1971
- Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania1952–1964
Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaSpecial deputy attorney general · 1954–1955- William Penn Business InstituteInstructor · 1951–1952
U.S. Air Force sergeant1943–1946
Appointments
1971–2007 · Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
- Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law)J.D. · 1951
- Temple UniversityB.S. · 1948