Eastern District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 1971 / Served to 2007

Clifford Scott Green

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, Clifford Scott Green was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) in 1951. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, December 4, 1971

Appointed by
Richard M. Nixon, 1971
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
Temple 1948 · Temple Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) 1951
Succeeded by
Jan Ely DuBois
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1971Eastern District of Pennsylvania · succeeded Harold Kenneth WoodNixon (R)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

35 years on the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).