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Clifford Scott Green (April 2, 1923 - May 31, 2007) was a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Judge Green was born on April 2, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received a B.S. in economics from Temple University in 1948 and received his J.D. from Temple Law School in 1951. April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is one of the original 13 federal judiciary districts created by the Judiciary Act of 1789, and originally sat in Independence Hall in Philadelphia as the U.S. District Court for the District of Pennsylvania. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Temple University is a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... J.D. redirects here; for alternate uses, see J.D. (disambiguation) J.D. is an abbreviation for the Latin Juris Doctor, also called a Doctor of Law or Doctorate of Jurisprudence, and is the law degree typically awarded by an accredited U.S. law school after successfully completing three years... Temple Law Vertical Standard. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...


Prior to his attending college Judge Green served in the United States Army Air Corps, the predecessor to the United States Air Force, from 1943 to 1946, rising to the rank of Sergeant. After graduation, Judge Green, along with future federal judge A. Leon Higginbotham, joined Philadelphia’s first black law partnership, Norris, Schmidt, Green, Harris, Higginbotham & Brown. While in private practice, Judge Green served a special deputy commonwealth attorney general from 1954 to 1955. He was elected as judge on the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia in 1964. In 1972 he was appointed by President Richard Nixon to the Eastern District.[1] He assumed senior status in 1988. It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organisations around the world. ... Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham, Jr. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The presidential seal was first used in 1880 by President Rutherford B. Hayes and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Judge Green was the first recipient of the NAACP’s William H. Hastie award in 1985. He was awarded the Spirit of Excellence award by the American Bar Association in 2002. [2] The Philadelphia chapter of the Judicial Council of the National Bar Association is named in Judge Green’s honor. He was a lifetime trustee of Temple University, and a former member of the Board of Trustees of Philadelphia State Hospital, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), is one of the oldest and most influential hate organizations in the United States. ... Dr. William H. Hastie (1904–April 14, 1976) was both the first African American Governor of the United States Virgin Islands and the first African American judge on a Federal appeals court. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...


References

  1. ^ Associated Press via Philadelphia Inquirer, "Clifford Scott Green, federal judge, dies at 84" June 1, 2007
  2. ^ http://www.abanet.org/minorities/spirit/winners.html

External Links

  • Clifford Scott Green via Just the Beginning Website
  • Clifford Scott Green via Federal Judicial Center Website


 
 

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