Northern District of Ohio / Appointed 1962 / Served to 1983

Ben Charles Green

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and confirmed by voice vote, Ben Charles Green was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) School of Law in 1930. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived
1905–1983
Appointed by
John F. Kennedy, 1962
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
Western Reserve (now Case Western Reserve University) 1928 · Western Reserve (now Case Western Reserve University) Law 1930
Succeeded by
John Michael Manos

Federal judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
1962Northern District of OhioKennedy (D)Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

Judicial Record

In our data, Green authored 33 published opinions for the court (1962–1982). Most cited: Chadwick v. Air Reduction Company (33 citations).

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Recent & notable rulings

Showing the 15 most-cited of 33 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Ben Charles Green?
President John F. Kennedy appointed Ben Charles Green to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1962.
Was Ben Charles Green appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
Ben Charles Green was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Ben Charles Green's confirmation vote?
Ben Charles Green was confirmed by voice vote on June 29, 1962. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Ben Charles Green on?
Ben Charles Green was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

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20 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).