June Lazenby Green
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 and confirmed by voice vote, June Lazenby Green was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She earned a law degree from American University, Washington College of Law in 1941. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1914–2001
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1968
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- American, Washington College of Law 1941
- Succeeded
- Burnita Shelton Matthews
- Succeeded by
- Stanley Sporkin
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | District of Columbia succeeded Burnita Shelton Matthews | L.B. Johnson (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
Caseload & case types
In our data, Green was assigned 546 district-court cases (1976–2000). Median time from filing to termination: 272 days across 545 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 30 published opinions for the court (1970–1978). Most cited: Bishop v. Jelleff Associates (46 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Bishop v. Jelleff Associates | 398 F. Supp. 579 | 46 |
| 1978 | Saad v. Burns International Security Services, Inc. | 456 F. Supp. 33 | 31 |
| 1975 | Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc. v. Weinberger | 425 F. Supp. 890 | 22 |
| 1976 | Cleaver v. Kelley | 427 F. Supp. 80 | 16 |
| 1974 | Dorothy K. Winston & Co. v. Town Heights Development, Inc. | 376 F. Supp. 1214 | 16 |
| 1972 | Bremier v. Volkswagen of America, Inc. | 340 F. Supp. 949 | 15 |
| 1974 | Tax Analysts and Advocates v. Shultz | 376 F. Supp. 889 | 14 |
| 1978 | Zotos International, Inc. v. Kennedy | 460 F. Supp. 268 | 13 |
| 1977 | Lucas v. United States | 443 F. Supp. 539 | 10 |
| 1976 | Aug v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. | 425 F. Supp. 946 | 8 |
| 1970 | Wellford v. Hardin | 315 F. Supp. 768 | 8 |
| 1977 | Ward v. Califano | 443 F. Supp. 89 | 7 |
| 1973 | Harper v. Kleindienst | 362 F. Supp. 742 | 7 |
| 1970 | National Chemsearch Corporation of New York v. Hanker | 309 F. Supp. 1278 | 7 |
| 1973 | Nader v. Dunlop | 370 F. Supp. 177 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 30 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 June Lazenby Green?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed June Lazenby Green to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 1968.
- Was June Lazenby Green appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- June Lazenby Green was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was June Lazenby Green's confirmation vote?
- June Lazenby Green was confirmed by voice vote on June 6, 1968. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was June Lazenby Green on?
- June Lazenby 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
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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32 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).