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Clayton Greene Jr.

Maryland Court of Appeals
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CLAYTON GREENE, JR., Judge, Court of Appeals, 5th Appellate Judicial Circuit (Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles & St. Mary's Counties), since January 22, 2004. Member, Library Committee, State Law Library, 2002-. Chair, Work Group on Self-Representation in the Maryland Courts, 2006-07. Chair, Judicial Compensation Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 2008-14. Member, Circuit Court Law Library Study Committee, 2011-.
Judge, Court of Special Appeals, 5th Appellate Judicial Circuit (Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles & St. Mary's Counties), January 4, 2002 to January 21, 2004. Member, Public Awareness Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 2000-02.

Clayton Greene, Jr., Judge, Court of Appeals, April 2004. Photo by Ronald J. White, Court Information Office.
Circuit Administrative Judge, 5th Judicial Circuit, (Anne Arundel, Carroll & Howard counties), November 1996 to January 4, 2002. County Administrative Judge, Anne Arundel County Circuit Court, 5th Judicial Circuit, November 1996 to January 4, 2002 (Associate Judge, October 30, 1995 to January 3, 2002). Member, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Anne Arundel County, 1993-2001; Conference of Circuit Judges, 1996-2001. Co-Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on the Implementation of Family Law Divisions, 1997-2002.
District Administrative Judge, District Court of Maryland, District 7, Anne Arundel County, 1990-95 (Associate Judge, March 31, 1988 to October 29, 1995). Member, Commissioner Education Committee, 1989-94; Gender Equality Committee, 1990-92; Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, 1991-95.

Assistant County Solicitor, Anne Arundel County, 1977-78. Assistant Public Defender, 1978-85, Deputy Public Defender, 1985-88, District 7, Anne Arundel County.

Born in Glen Burnie, Maryland, 1951. Attended Northeast High School, Pasadena, Maryland; University of Maryland, College Park, B.A., 1973; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1976.

Professional Experience
Justice
Maryland Court of Appeals
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5th Appellate Judicial Circuit, Member, Library Committee, State Law Library, 2002-. Chair, Work Group on Self-Representation in the Maryland Courts, 2006-07. Chair, Judicial Compensation Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 2008-14. Member, Circuit Court Law Library Study Committee, 2011-.
Judge
Court of Special Appeals, 5th Appellate Judicial Circuit
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Member, Public Awareness Committee, Maryland Judicial Conference, 2000-02.
Judge
Circuit Administrative Judge, 5th Judicial Circuit
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Judge
District Court of Maryland, District 7
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Direct Administrative Judge 1990-95
Attorney
Private Practice
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Public Defender
Anne Arundel County
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Assistant Public Defender, 1978-85, Deputy Public Defender, 1985-88
Assistant County Solicitor
Anne Arundel County
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Education
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
J.D. (1976) | Law
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University of Maryland - College Park
B.A. (1973)
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Awards
Distinguished Citizenship Award
Mayor and City of Annapolis
Donald C. Roane Award for Public Service
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Citation
National Coalition of 100 Black Women
Morris H. Blum Humanitarian Award
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Awards Dinner Foundation
Professional Associations
Maryland State, District of Columbia and Anne Arundel County Bar Associations; Maryland Association for Justice (formerly Maryland Trial Lawyers Association); Maryland Circuit Judges Association
Member
Current
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Ad Hoc Committee on the Implementation of Family Law Divisions
Co-Chair
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Conference of Circuit Judges
Member
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Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Anne Arundel County
Member
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Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure
Member
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Commissioner Education Committee
Member
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Gender Equality Committee
Member
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Websites & Blogs
Website
Court biography
Website
Maryland Court of Appeals
Contact & Map
Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building
361 Rowe Boulevard
Annapolis, MD 21401
Telephone: (410) 260-1520