Green Hackworth | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the International Court of Justice | |
| In office 1946–1961 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Philip Jessup |
| President of the International Court of Justice | |
| In office 1955–1958 | |
| Preceded by | Arnold McNair |
| Succeeded by | Helge Klaestad |
| 1st Legal Adviser to the Department of State | |
| In office July 1, 1931 – March 1, 1946 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Charles Fahy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Green Haywood Hackworth January 23, 1883 Prestonsburg, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | June 24, 1973 (aged 90) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Valparaiso University (BA) University of Kentucky (JD) George Washington University (LLB) |
Green Haywood Hackworth (Prestonsburg, Kentucky, January 23, 1883 – Washington, DC, June 24, 1973) was an American jurist who served as the first U.S. judge on the International Court of Justice, as President of the International Court of Justice, as the longest running Legal Adviser to the US Department of State (1925 -1946) and as a member of Secretary of State Cordell Hull's inner circle of advisers.[1] Hackworth was instrumental in the development of plans for the post World War II world order and was a key member of the U.S. delegation to the Dumbarton Oaks Conference (1944).[2] He served as a member of the Advisory Committee on Postwar Foreign Policy (1942), as a member of Post War Programs Committee (1944) and as Chairman of the Committee of Jurists that drafted the initial statutes for the International Court of Justice (1945).[1] Hackworth also represented the U.S. Delegation on Committee IV at the United Nations Conference on International Organization where the articles in the United Nations Charter pertaining to the International Court of Justice were finalized.[3]