Joyce Hens Green
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Joyce Hens Green was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She earned a law degree from George Washington University Law School in 1951. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1928–2024
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Maryland 1949 · George Washington Law School 1951
- Succeeded
- Howard Francis Corcoran
- Succeeded by
- Henry Harold Kennedy Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | District of Columbia succeeded Howard Francis Corcoran | Carter (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
| University of Maryland | B.A. | 1949 |
| George Washington University Law School | J.D. | 1951 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Green was assigned 2,044 district-court cases (1981–2016). Median time from filing to termination: 190 days across 2,043 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Green authored 3 published opinions for the court (2004–2005). Most cited: In Re Guantanamo Detainee Cases (33 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | In Re Guantanamo Detainee Cases | 355 F. Supp. 2d 443 | 33 |
| 2004 | Gherebi v. Bush | 338 F. Supp. 2d 91 | 3 |
| 2005 | Odah v. United States | 355 F. Supp. 2d 482 | 0 |
Showing the 3 most-cited of 3 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 Joyce Hens Green?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Joyce Hens Green to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 1979.
- Was Joyce Hens Green appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Joyce Hens Green was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Joyce Hens Green's confirmation vote?
- Joyce Hens Green was confirmed by voice vote on May 10, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Joyce Hens Green on?
- Joyce Hens Green was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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45 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).