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Edward T. Green

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Edward T. Green
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
October 24, 1889 – October 10, 1896
Appointed byBenjamin Harrison
Preceded byJohn T. Nixon
Succeeded byAndrew Kirkpatrick
Personal details
Born
Edward T. Green

1837 (1837)
Trenton, New Jersey
DiedOctober 10, 1896(1896-10-10) (aged 58–59)
Trenton, New Jersey
EducationPrinceton University
Harvard Law School (LL.B.)
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Edward T. Green (1837 – October 10, 1896) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Education and career

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Born in 1837,[Birth 1] in Trenton, New Jersey, Green graduated from Princeton University in 1854 and read law to enter the bar in 1858. He also received a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1858. He was in private practice in Trenton from 1858 to 1889, interrupted by service as a Sergeant in the United States Army during the American Civil War.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Green received a recess appointment from President Benjamin Harrison on October 24, 1889, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by Judge John T. Nixon. He was nominated to the same position by President Harrison on December 16, 1889. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 27, 1890, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on October 10, 1896, due to his death in Trenton.[1]

Note

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  1. ^ Birth date and month unknown.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
1889–1896
Succeeded by