Clayton Greene Jr.

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Clayton Greene Jr.
Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals
In office
January 22, 2004 –June 30, 2019
Appointed by Robert Ehrlich
Succeeded by Jonathan Biran
Personal details
Born (1951-01-22) January 22, 1951 (age 70)
Glen Burnie, Maryland, U.S.
Education University of Maryland, College Park (B.A.)
University of Maryland, Baltimore (J.D.)

Clayton Greene Jr. (born January 22, 1951) is an American lawyer and former jurist from Annapolis, Maryland. He served as a judge on the Maryland Court of Appeals after being appointed by Governor Robert Ehrlich from January 22, 2004 until his retirement on June 30, 2019. [1]

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Clayton was born in Glen Burnie, Maryland and attended public schools including Northeast High School in nearby Pasadena. He attended the University of Maryland, College Park and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973 as well as a Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1976. In 1977 he was admitted to the bar and became an Assistant Public Defender.

Greene was first appointed to a state bench in 1990 as Administrative Judge for Maryland's District 7 in Anne Arundel County. He was advanced to the Circuit Court in 1996 and to the state's supreme court in 2004.

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  1. ↑ Wood, Pamela (5 July 2019). "Judge Clayton Greene Jr. retires from Maryland's highest court". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021.
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