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Edward T. Green (1837 – October 10, 1896) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Education and career

Born in 1837, in Trenton, New Jersey, Green graduated from Princeton University in 1854 and read law to enter the bar in 1858. He also received a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1858. He was in private practice in Trenton from 1858 to 1889, interrupted by service as a Sergeant in the United States Army during the American Civil War.

Federal judicial service

Green received a recess appointment from President Benjamin Harrison on October 24, 1889, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by Judge John T. Nixon. He was nominated to the same position by President Harrison on December 16, 1889. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 27, 1890, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on October 10, 1896, due to his death in Trenton.

Note

1. Birth date and month unknown.

References

1. ^ Edward T. Green at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

• Edward T. Green at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

• 1837 births
• 1896 deaths
• Princeton University alumni
• Harvard Law School alumni
• Judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
• United States federal judges appointed by Benjamin Harrison
• 19th-century American judges
• United States Army soldiers
• 19th-century American politicians
• United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law