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Clayton Greene
Clayton Greene, Jr. was a judge on the Maryland Court of Appeals, which is the state's court of last resort. He was appointed to the court in 2004, by Republican Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. He was retained in 2006 and again in 2016.[1][2][3] He retired from the court on June 30, 2019.[4]
The court's name changed from the Maryland Court of Appeals to the Maryland Supreme Court, following a ballot initiative that voters approved in November 2022.[5]
Education
Greene received his B.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1973 and his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1976.[6][7]
Career
- 2004 - 2019: Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals
- 2002-2004: Judge, Maryland Court of Special Appeals
- 1995-2002: Judge, Maryland Fifth Circuit
- 1988-1995: Judge, Maryland Seventh District
- 1985-1988: Legal consultant, Wiley H. Bates Foundation
- 1978-1988: Deputy public defender, Ann Arundel County
- 1977: Assistant county colicitor, Ann Arundel County[3][7]
Elections
2016
Judge Greene filed to stand for retention by voters in 2016.[8]
Election results
November 8 general election
Clayton Greene was retained in the Maryland Court of Appeals, Greene's Seat election with 80.71% of the vote.
| Maryland Court of Appeals, Greene's Seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes votes | |
 Clayton Greene | 80.71% | |
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections | ||
Political outlook
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Greene received a campaign finance score of -0.71, indicating a liberal ideological leaning. This was more liberal than the average score of -0.44 that justices received in Maryland.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[9]
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Maryland Courts, "Court of Appeals"
- Maryland Manual On-line, Clayton Greene, Jr. profile"
- BNET.com, "Md. Court of Appeals rejects limit on WMATA's damages," March 14, 2010
- All Business, "Maryland Court of Appeals affirms caregiver's conviction," September 16, 2009
Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland Manual On-line, "Judicial Appointments by Governor since 1990," accessed August 11, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Maryland Members of the Highest Court," accessed August 11, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maryland Manual On-line, Clayton Greene, Jr.," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Judge Clayton Greene Jr. retires from Maryland's highest court," July 5, 2019
- ↑ CBS Baltimore, "The Court of Appeals of Maryland is now the Supreme Court of Maryland," December 14, 2022
- ↑ www.spiritus-temporis.com, "Clayton Greene, Jr. Introduction"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Project Vote Smart, "Clayton Greene's profile"
- ↑ The State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential General Election State Candidates List," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Maryland • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Maryland
State courts:
Maryland Supreme Court • Appellate Court of Maryland • Maryland District Courts • Maryland Circuit Courts • Maryland Orphans' Court
State resources:
Courts in Maryland • Maryland judicial elections • Judicial selection in Maryland
