Edward B. Green (judge)

Do not confuse with Edward Brodhead Green, a major American architect from New York State
Edward B. Green
BornDecember 29, 1837
Blair County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
Unknown
Occupation(s)Attorney, Judge
Years active1860-??
Known forFirst chief justice of the Oklahoma Territory Supreme Court

Edward B. Green was an American attorney and jurist who was appointed by Benjamin Harrison as the first chief justice of the Oklahoma Territory Supreme Court on May 4, 1890. [a] Green, presided over a three-man panel of judges, who were also appointed by President Harrison. The other two judges, known as Associate Justices, were John G. Clark, from Illinois and Abraham J. Seay, from Missouri. Other court officials included Charles H. Filson, as clerk, Warren G. Lurty, as marshal and Horace Speed, as United States Attorney.[1][2]


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  1. ^ "Hon. Edward B. Green, First Chief Justice Supreme Court of Oklahoma." The Medico-legal Journal, Vol. 27. p. 65. 1909. Available on Google Books. Accessed March 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Logan, James K. The Federal Courts of the Tenth Circuit: A History. Volumes 62-63. 1992. p.192. Accessed January 4, 2020.