Oral History of Honorable Joyce Hens Green
INDEX
Abedi, Aghan Hasan, 201
Administrative Office of the United States Courts, 266, 268-69, 28 1
Ahmed, Katherine Naw, 105
Air Florida, 176-77, 180
Albright, Harry, 208
Allende, Salvador, 174
Altman, Robert, 202,206-207
American Airlines, 177, 180-8 1
American Bar Association, 86-88,24748,267
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 2 16
American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), 2 16
Ames, Aldrich, 258
Anderson, Marian, 13
Antioch Journal, 145
Antolini, Denise, 304
Arms Export Act, 170,173
Army, U. S. Department of, 194-95
Atkinson, Richard, 106
Avery, Edwina, 65
Bacon, Sylvia, 84
Baker, Dorothea, 60
Banking Act of 1933,247
Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), 200-208
Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 57-58, 63, 256
Lawyer Referral Committee, 60
minority members, 6 1-62
Public Information Committee, 58, 87
Barlow, Mary, 106-107
Barry, Desmond, 183
Battle, William, 94, 95
BCCI. See Bank of Credit and Commerce International
Beard, Edward (“Buddy”), 106
Bedell, Catherine, 155
Belson, James A., 103, 150
Berkman, Ellen Fels, 304
Bingham, Lord, 200
Blacks, 238
in Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 61-62
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lawyers, 65, 67-68
in school, 13, 14, 19
See also Minorities
BMI. See Broadcast Music, Inc.
Boeing Company, 176-77,180-8 1
Bollwerk, Helen, 129, 165, 304
Bollwerk, Paul, 165, 304
Bork, Robert, 160
Bothe, Elsbeth Levy, 44
Boudin, Michael, 160
Brennan, William J., 248, 250
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), 195, 197
Bryant, Paul W. (“Bear”), 31
Bryant, William B., 67, 135, 160, 269
Bucher, Ernest, 3
Bucher, Hans, 3
Bucher, Hedy Emma, 2-3,5-6,7-8,20-21,41,47,69
Bucher, Jacob, 2-3
Bucher, Karl Walter, 3, 6-7
Buckley, James, 160,249
Buckley, William, Jr., 209-1 0
Bush, George H., 215
Bush, George W., 248
Byrd, Harry, Sr., 68,95
Cacheris, Plato, 225-26
Cairn, Bill, 60
calendar control, 26 1-63
cameras in courtroom, 232-33
Campbell, Charles, 241
Campbell, Edmund D., 93-94
Campbell, Elizabeth, 93
Carroll, Michael, 304
Carter, James E., 153, 156, 157, 171-72, 173,212,260
Carto, Willis, 209
Chile, 174-76
Christian Coalition, 2 14-1 6,2 17, 2 18-20
Christic Institute, 193-94
Christopher, Warren, 100, 10 1
Civil Rights Acts, 65, 192
Clark, Roy, 78
Clifford, Clark, 173,202, 206-207
Clifton, Catherine, 304
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Clinton, William J., 241, 281
Clopper, John, 304
Cobb, Gail, 140-41
Cohen, Vincent, 282
Colclough, Oswald, 40,41
Coleman, James E., 282
Conrad, Paula Dinerstein, 304
Contreras, Manuel, 176
Cooper, Carl, 221-22,224,226-29
Corcoran, Howard, 160
Court of General Sessions of the District of Columbia. See Superior Court of the District of
Court Reform Act, 105
Criminal Justice Act, 263-64,283,287,290
Crittenden, John, 304
Crowley, Ray, 60
Curran, Edward M., 160
C o lum bi a
Daly, Edmond T., 95, 106
death penalty, 170-71,221-24,229-30
Devitt, Edward J., 257
Dewey, Thomas, 32
Dimont, Bob, 60
District of Columbia
Administrative Procedures Act, 139
adoption statute, 143-45
Court of Appeals, 146,242,243-44
court structure, 105, 123
demonstrations, 1 10, 1 1 1 , 133-35
Superior Court. See Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Dobres, Jeanne, 44, 53, 54,64, 8 1
Dole, Elizabeth Hanford, 156,248
Dortch, John, 141-42
Duncan, Charles, 150
Duvall, Donald, 92
Dwyer, Jean, 8 1
Edwards, Harry, 160,249,28 1 , 28849,298-99
EEOC. See Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
employment discrimination, 192, 249-50, 286, 287, 288
Ennis, Bruce, 199
Environmental Protection Act, 195
Ephraim, Charles, 49
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), 286,290,297
Policy Guidance on Contingent Workers, 25 1
Executive Women in Government, 154-55, 156
express advocacy, 2 16,2 17-1 9
Facciola, John M., 160
Family Law Journal, 145
Farrell, George, 183
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 247-48
Federal Bar Association, 267
Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), 2 14,2 16-1 9
Federal Election Commission (FEC), 2 14-20
Federal Judges Association, 267
Federal Judicial Center, 279, 288
Federal Public Defender, 263,264-65
Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 59
Fenwick, Charles, 94
Ferree, Laura Clauson, 304
Ferren, Linda, 282
Fickling, Austin, 103
Fifth Amendment, 25 1
Fine, Susan Blondy, 304
First Amendment, 2 16-1 7,2 19-20,22 1
FISA. See United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Fitzgerald, Sister Bridget, 207
Flannery, Thomas A., 160
Flynt, Larry, 2 12-1 3
Foreign Government Corrupt Practices Act, 173
Francese, Mike, 304
Frank, Kitty, 44
Freed, Daniel J., 100-101
Freedom Forum, 272-73,274
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 194
Friedman, Monroe, 136
Friedman, Paul L., 281
Frohman, A. Patricia, 84
Fuentes, Theresa, 304
Garland, Merrick, 160
Garner, Mary, 64
Garrett, Katia, 28 1, 282
Gasch, Oliver, 92, 160
Gaskins, Ed, 60
Gender Bias Committee. See Task Force of the D.C. Circuit on Gender, Race and Ethnic Bias
Georgetown Law Journal, 295
George Washington Law Review, 295
Gesell, Gerhard, 160,249
G.I. Bill of Rights, 28, 97
Ginsburg, Douglas, 160
Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, 156, 160, 173,250,269,280,28 1,295-96
Giordano, Gilbert, 60
Giuliani, Randolph W., 191
Glass Steagall Act. See Banking Act of 1933
Godin, Martha Allen, 304
Golinker, Lou, 165, 304
Great Depression, 9, 15,247
Green, May, 44
Green, John, 91, 92
Green, [Ruth] Joyce [Martha] Hens – Personal
adoptions, 99
birth, 8
brother, 7, 8,9, 11-12, 14-15,20,21, 30, 305, 307
childcare, 102, 104-1 05
childhood, 8-1 2
children, 98-100, 122, 149, 153, 305, 306, 307-308
college, 22-23,25-31,33-34
elementary school, 10-1 1, 12-14
engagement, 33
father, 1-2, 3-5, 7-8, 9, 11, 15
grandfather, maternal, 2-3
grandmother, maternal, 3
grandparents, paternal, 7
high school, 16-19
husband. See Green, Samuel
junior high school, 15
law school
George Washington, 3940,4147,269
University of Maryland, 34-35, 36-38, 3940
liberalism, 3 1-32
marriage, 96,97
mother, 2-3, 5-6, 7-8,20-21,41,47, 69
pets, 14
polio, 38-39
politics, 32-33
pregnancy, 98-99
shyness, 17
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summer job, 23-25
uncles, maternal, 3
uncles, paternal, 2
war years, 19-22
Administrative Office of the United States Court assistance, 266-69
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers fellow, 88
American Bar Association, 86-88
American Cancer Society trustee, 57, 88-89
appellate court experience, 244-46
bar admission
Green, [Ruth] Joyce [Martha] Hens – Professional
District of Columbia, 45,47
Virginia, 55, 76-77
“District Roundtable” radio program, 58-60
Lawyer Referral Committee chair, 60
minority members, 6 1-62
Public Information Committee service, 58, 87
Berge, Fox Arent & Layne lawyer, 48-49, 55-56
capital punishment philosophy, 229-30
Court of General Sessions of the District of Columbia judge. See Green, [Ruth] Joyce
[Martha] Hens-Superior Court of the District of Columbia judge
District of Columbia Juvenile Court nomination, 93-95
Eta Alumnae of Kappa Beta Pi Legal Sorority International, chair, 64
ethics, 85-86
Executive Women in Government member, 154-55, 156
George Washington University Distinguished Alumnae award, 1 56
inactive senior status, 299-300
Judicial Conference of the U.S., Judicial Branch Committee, 27 1-73,278-79
jury system function, 230-36
law clerks, 126, 128-30, 131-32, 165,206, 303-304
legal research, 70-7 1 , 126-28
medi at i on , 2 6 5-6 6
mentors, 82, 91
National Association of Women Lawyers, 90
National Lawyers Club founder, 88
partnership with husband, 97-98
private practice, 47-48, 69-70
Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 57-58,63,256
cases, 50-51, 52-53,54-5572-76
client base, 51-52
public relations, 27 1-77
sentencing guidelines, 236-38, 239-41
Soroptimist Club of Virginia member, 89-90
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Superior Court of the District of Columbia Chief Judge interview, 148-50
Superior Court of the District of Columbia judge, 106-1 07
adoption procedure case, 143-46
advisor, 108, 109
alimony case, 142
collegiality, 1 14-1 5, 1 16-1 9, 303
confirmation, 103-1 04
construction of courthouse, 147-48
domestic relations work, 108, 125-26
emergency period, 110-12,133-35
felony cases, 108-1 09
Gail Cobb case, 140-42
interview, 100-1 02
lemon case, 1 3 7-3 8
Merriweather case, 136-37
nomination, 102-1 03
opinions, 1 3 0-3 1, 1 3 2-3 3
reappointment, 153-54
remanded cases, 146
tax case, 13 8-40
training, 107-1 08, 1 12-14, 1 15, 1 19-22
support staff, 303
Task Force of the D.C. Circuit on Gender, Race and Ethnic Bias chair, 280-96
commendation, 295-96
controversy, 29 1-95
presentation, 2 83-84
appointment, 153, 154, 156-59
assassination threat, 172
aviation disaster case, 176-83
BCCI criminal case, 200-208
BMI antitrust case, 195-97
calendar control chair, 26 1-63
caseload, 163-65
cases to court of appeals, 241-44
cases to Supreme Court, 246-50
civil procedure, 193-94
colleagues, 160-63, 303
Corps of Engineers case, 187-88
Criminal Justice Act chair, 263-65
death penalty case, 221-29
Department of the Army case, 194-95
discrimination cases, 249-52
United States District Court for the District of Columbia judge
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federal campaign finance law cases, 2 14-2 1
Grievance Committee, 270
Hansen case, 19 1
immigration cases, 2 1 3-1 4
on lawyers, 196-97, 285
Letelier case, 174-76
libel cases, 209-13
Luevano case, 192
McDonnell Douglas Corporation case, 173-74
multiple prosecutions, 197-99
Narenii case, 17 1-73
pornography case, 197-99
programs, communal and ceremonial, 269-70
Science case, 192-93
settlement approaches, 183-88
TVA case, 187
Vietnam orphans case, 188-91
Edmund Randolph Award, 258
FBI investigation for, 254-56
United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) Chief Judge, 256-60,297, 303
Virginia cases, 77-80
wardrobe, 71
Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 62-64, 65-67, 255
president, 62, 64,91
Women’s Legal Defense Fund award recipient, 156
working hours, 80-8 1
Green, June L., 47, 64, 70, 81, 90-92, 97, 99, 156, 160, 162-63
Green, Samuel, 60,96-98, 101, 102, 103,138
children, previous marriage, 96,305-306, 307
death, 306-307
illness, 305-307
Green & Green, 98
Greene, Harold H., 104, 106, 108-109, 115, 119, 123, 147, 160
Gridley, Lily, 51
Guerra, Joe, 304
Gurne, Patricia D., 129, 156, 303
Hackman, Barbara Franklin, 155
Hahn, Gilbert, Jr., 60, 138
Hamer, Don, 129,304
Hans, Valerie, 281
Hansen, David, 278
Hansen, George, 191
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Harold H. Greene and Joyce Hens Green National Security Law Moot Court, 269
Harriman, Daisy, 32
Harris, Dorris Pencheff, 36,37
Harris, Stanley, 160
Hart, George, 160, 163, 191
Hassan, William J., 79
Haywood, Margaret, 67-68
Heatter, Gabriel, 20
Henderson, Karen, 160
Hens, Brunik, 2
Hens, Clarice Felder, 64-65, 305, 307
Hens, James Stanley, 1-2, 3-5, 7-8,9, 1 1, 15
Hens, Russ, 7, 8, 9, 11-12, 14-15,20,21, 30, 305, 307
Hens, Michal, 2
Hills, Carla, 156
Hogan, Thomas F., 160
Holtzoff, Alexander, 83
Holm, Jean, 155
Hope, Judith Richards, 269
Hopkins, Ann, 249-50
Hudgins, Edward W., 77
Hufstedler, Shirley, 101
Hunt, Nelson Bunker, 191
Hunt, William Herbert, 191
Hustler, 2 12-1 3
Huvelle, Ellen, 160
Hyde, DeWitt, 106
independent calendars, 150-52, 165-66
Jackson, Darryl, 269
Jackson, Thomas Penfield, 160
Jackson, Vicki C., 281
Jacobs, Andrew, Jr., 210,211
Johnson, Lyndon B., 101-102,279
Johnson, Norma Holloway, 160
Joy, Stephany, 128, 303
judges
children’s programs, 270
collegiality, 114-15, 116-19, 161-62
compensation, 266-68
and Congress, 277-78
insurance, 268-69
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and media, 272-76
qualities of, 301, 304
response to women lawyers, 82-83
Judicial Conference of the United States, 262-63
Judicial Branch Committee, 27 1-73,278-79
Judicial Council for the District of Columbia Circuit, 280,28691, 293
Juggins, Warren, 71
jurors, 230-3 1 , 270-71
and cameras in courtroom, 233
in death penalty case, 223-24
safety, 233,235-36
verdict nullification, 23 1-32, 233-34,238
Justice Department, U. S., 197-99,247-48
Kabatchnick, Neil, 60
Kay, Alan, 160
Keary, Ann O’Regan, 129,303
Kelly, Catherine, 44, 64
Kennedy, Henry H., Jr., 160
Kennedy, Jacqueline, 7 1
Kennedy, John F., 94,95
Kennedy, Robert, 274
Kessler, Gladys, 160
Khalil, Abdul Raouf, 204-205
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 110-1 1, 133, 134
Kintner, Earl, 49-50
Kollar-Kotelly, Colleen, 160
Korman, Milton, 106
Kronheim, Milton, 106
Kulbaski, Frank, 304
Lamberth, Royce C., 160
Larson, Cynthia, 183
law clerks, 128-30, 13 1-32, 165, 166-67,206
Laws, Bolitha, 93
Lawson, Marjorie, 95
Layne, Alvis, 49, 55-56
Lee, Hsue, 2 13-14
Letelier, Orlando, 174-75
Letts, F. Dickinson, 83
Levine, Jake, 60
Lewis, Wilma, 223
Liberty Lobby, Inc., 209
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Libman, Bob, 304
Liss, Susan, 281
Low, Susan, 129,303
Lundblad, Daisy, 13
Madole, Donald, 183
Mahoney, Daniel, 209-1 0
Marshall, Mary, 94
Martin, Thomas, 199
Mathias, Charles (“Mac”), 207
Matthews, Burnita Shelton, 84-85, 160, 163
McClannan, Elsie Yates, 303, 307
McCloskey, Paul N. (“Pete”), 2 10, 2 1 1
McDonnell, James, 173
McKenzie, Anne, 129, 304
McNamara, Marty, 60
Mecham, Ralph, 273
media, 272,273-74,275-76
Meese, Edwin, 197-98
Merit Commission, 157
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, 248-49
Michel, Scott, 304
Mikva, Abner (“Ab”), 160, 280-81, 283, 294
Miller, Morris, 95
minorities, 28748,291
See also Blacks; Women
Mitchell, Kim Sievwright, 304
Morgenthau, Robert, 204,207-208
Moultrie, H. Carl I, 150
multiple prosecutions, 197-99
Murphy, Charlotte, 60, 92-93
Murphy, Tim, lO6,108,112,113,114,116,117,150
Murrow, Edward R., 20
Naqvi, Swaleh, 201
National Republican Senatorial Committee, 2 16
National Review, 209,2 10
Neil, Agnes, 60
Neil, Edwin, 60
Newman, Constance, 156
Newman, Theodore R., 149
Newseum, 272
Ninth Circuit Court, 296-97
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Nixon, Richard M., 260
North, Oliver, 194
Nosworthy, Emily, 11
Nunn, Frances, 44
Oberdorfer, Louis F., 160, 189, 190, 191,241
O’Connor, Sandra Day, 296
Old Dominion Bank, 78-79
Overby, Charles, 273
PACE examination, 192, 193
Pair, Hubert, 95
Parker, Barrington D., 95, 160, 174
Pastora, Eden, 194
Perm, John Garrett, 160,280,28 1
Petersen, Todd, 282
Pharaon, Ghaith, 20 1
Pinochet, Augusto, 174, 176
pornography, 197-99
Posten, Ray, Jr., 60
Povich, Shirley, 59
Pratt, John, 92, 160
Price Waterhouse, 249-50
Pryor, William C., 103
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. See RICO statute
Randolph, Ray, 160
Ray, Elizabeth, 2 12-1 3
Reagan, Ronald, 193, 194
Reed, Ralph, 2 15
Rehnquist, William, 255, 269
Reiman, John, 304
Reno, Janet, 202,223,258
Resnick, Judith, 269
Rhinehart, Lynn, 304
Rhyne, Charles S., 92
Richardson, Elliott, 194
Richey, Charles R., 160, 280, 281
RICO statute, 170, 193,221-22,227
Rinderknecth, Emma, 3
Riss Corporation, 49, 50
Roberts, Richard W., 160
Robertson, James, 160
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Robertson, Pat, 2 10-2 12,2 14
Robinette, Glenn, 194
Robinson, Aubrey E., Jr., 160, 190
Robinson, Deborah, 160
Robinson, Spottswood W., 160,266
Robinson, Tim, 173
Rockefeller, Nelson, 208
Rogers, Judy, 160
Rorschach, Hermann, 4-5
Ross, Susan Deller, 281
Roundtree, Dovey, 65-67, 8 1
Ruiz, Vanessa, 282
Rule 11, 85
Ryan, Charles, 61
Ryan, Joseph M. F., 106, 123
Ryan, Sprightley, 304
Sanders, Barefoot, 103,272,278-79
Scalia, Antonin (“Nino”), 160, 269
Schinit, Nancy, 303
Schmidt, Nancy Lawson, 129
Segregation, 67-68
Seigel, Morrie, 59
S ei gen t ha1 er , J oh, 2 74
Sellers, Joseph, 282
Sentelle, David, 160
sentencing guidelines, 236-38,23941
sexual harassment, 25 142,286,297
Silberman, Larry, 160
Simon, Rita, 281
Sincoff, Milton, 183
Sirica, John, 160
Sloan, Virginia, 282
Slodysko, Gordon, 303
Skeens, Edward, 60
Smiley, Joan, 165, 304
Smith, John, 160
Smith, Kate, 20
Smith, William French, 193
Speedy Trial Act, 123-24
Sporkin, Stanley, 160
Staley, Kay, 64, 81
Starbucks, 222, 227
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Sullivan, Brendan, 269
Sullivan, Emmett G., 160
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 109-1 1
case assignments, 124-26
case reportage, 145
courthouse, 147-48, 152,277-78
emergency period, 110-12, 133-35
judges’ collegiality, 1 14-1 5, 1 16-1 9, 161-62
judges’ training, 1 12-1 4, 1 15, 1 19-22
reappointments, 153-54
structure change, 105, 123
Supreme Court of the United States, 24640,253,275
Tamm, Edward, 160
Task Force of the D.C. Circuit on Gender, Race and Ethnic Bias, 280-96
controversy, 29 1-96
recommendations to Judicial Council for the District of Columbia Circuit, 284-91, 293
report, 297
Special Committee on Gender, 28 1 , 284,285,289,295
Special Committee on Race and Ethnicity, 282,284,286-87,289,295
volunteers’ reception, 297-99
Tatel, David, 160
Taylor, Elizabeth, 158
Thomas, Clarence, 160,280
Thompson, Nancy, 92,93
Thompson, William S. (“Turk”), 67
Tigar, Michael, 175-76
Title VII, 250-5 1
Tompkins, George, 183
Townley, Michael, 176
trademark law, 192
Truman, Harry S, 84, 160,278
Turner, Howard, 77
Tydings, Joseph, 157, 158
Tydings, Millard, 157
United States Congress
compensation, 2 66-6 8
and judges, 277-78
and Judicial Branch Committee, 27 1-73
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 72, 244, 269
United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 72, 269
Gender Bias Committee. See Task Force of the D.C. Circuit on Gender, Race and Ethnic Bias
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case assignments, 166-70
Clerk’s Office, 167, 168, 169,261
collegiality, 16 1-63
criminal cases, 170
women judges, 159-60
United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA), 25244,256,259-60
Urbina, Ricardo M. (“Rick”), 160
Vacarro, Jim, 60
Vietnam War, 133
Waddy, Joseph, 67
Wald, Patricia M., 160, 280, 281,291, 295
Walsh, Ethel Bent, 155
Warner, John, 158
Washington Bar Association, 67
Washington Law Reporter, 145
Wilkey, Malcolm, 160
Williams, Stephen, 160, 249, 281
Williams, Wesley, 68
Women
in college, 22, 26,27, 28
in federal government, 154-55, 156
jurists, 84
in law school, 43-46, 82
lawyers, 52, 5647,6465, 71-72, 81
impact on juries, 83
judges’ response to, 82-83
National Association of, 90
minorities, 65-67
on U. S. District Court, 159-60, 162-63
working, 24
Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 62-63, 64, 65-67,255
Wood, Harry, 60
Wood, Joe, 303
World Peace Through Law, 92
World War 11, 19-22
Wright, Skelley, 68, 160
veterans, 26-27, 28-29
Yenouskas, Joe, 304
Yost, Mark, 304
Young, Bonita, 282
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Youngdahl, Luther, 48
Young Lawyer, 87-88
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