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Honorable June L. Green Oral History Project United States Courts The Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit District of Columbia Circuit HONORABLE JUNE L. GREEN Interviews conducted by: Elizabeth Sarah Gere, Esquire August 10, September 7, September 2 1, and October 26, 1997 January 1 1, June 2 1, August 6, and October 2 1, 1998 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface ..................................................................... i Oral History Agreements Honorable June L. Green. ............................................... 111... JohnC.Green,Esquire ................................................... v Elizabeth Sarah Gere, Esquire ............................................ vii Oral History Transcript of Interviews on: August10,1997 ......................................................... 1 September7,1997 ...................................................... 32 September21,1997 .................................................... 66 October26,1997 ...................................................... 100 Januaryll,1998 ...................................................... 123 June21,1998 ......................................................... 153 August6,1998 ........................................................ 173 October21,1998 ...................................................... 210 Index .................................................................... A-1 Biographical Sketches Honorab1eJuneL.Green. ............................................... B-1 Elizabeth Sarah Gere, Esquire ............................................ B-3 Appendix .................................................................. C-1 Summaries of interviews of Judge Green conducted under the auspices of the D.C. Circuit Task Force on Gender, Race and Ethic Bias NOTE The following pages record interviews conducted on the dates indicated. The interviews were electronically recorded, and the transcription was subsequently reviewed and edited by the interviewee. The contents hereof and all literary rights pertaining hereto are governed by, and are subject to, the Oral History Agreements included herewith. 0 1998 Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit. All rights reserved. PREFACE The goal of the Oral History Project of the Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit is to preserve the recollections of the judges who sat on the U.S. Courts of the District of Columbia Circuit, andjudges' spouses, lawyers and court staffwho played important roles in the history of the Circuit. The Project began in 1991. Most interviews were conducted by volunteers who are members of the Bar of the District of Columbia. Copies of the transcripts of these and additional documents as available - some of which may have been prepared in conjunction with the oral history - are housed in the Judges' Library in the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, 333 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. Inquiries may be made of the Circuit Librarian as to whether the transcripts are available at other locations. Such original audio tapes of the interviews as exist, as well as the original 3.5" diskettes of the transcripts (in Wordperfect format) are in the custody of the Circuit Executive ofthe U.S. Courts for the District of Columbia Circuit. -1- Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit Interviewee Oral Historv Aareement 1. In consideration of the recording and preservation of my oral history memoir by the Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit, Washington, D.C., and its employees and agents (hereinafter "the Society"), I, June L. Green , do hereby grant and convey to the Society and its successors and assigns all of my rights, title, and interest in the tape recordings, transcripts and computer diskette of interviews of me as described in Schedule A hereto, including literary rights and copyrights. Ail copies of the tapes, transcripts and diskette are subject to the same restrictions herein provided. 2. I also reserve the right to use the tapes, transcripts and diskette and their content as a resource for any book, pamphlet, article or other writing of which I am an author or co-author. 3. I authorize the Society to duplicate, edit, publish, or permit the use of said tape recordings, transcripts and diskette in any manner that the Society considers appropriate, and I waive any claims I may have or acquire to any royalties from such use. My Commission expires ,9dy 2Y&Z 8 -2-v *phetc ACCEPTED ,- s: EhK, this 2- day of &&-~h I lr9 , by M, GadAxu+ President of the Historicaxociety of the District of Columbia Circuit. ... 111 Schedule A Tape recording(s) and transcript resulting from (number) interviews conducted by Elizabeth Sarah Gere on the following (Interviewer) dates Date (Month, Day, Year) Number of TaDes Pases of TranscriDt All interviews are contained on one diskette. L/ Identify specifically for each interview, (1) the date thereof, (2) the number of tapes being conveyed, and (3) the number of pages of the transcript of that interview. iv INTERVIEWEE ORAL HISTORY AGREEMENT Historical Societv of the District of Columbia Circuit Agreement of John Green Respecting Oral Historv of June Green 1. In consideration of the recording and preservation of the oral history memoir of my wife, June Green, by the Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit, Washington, D.C., and its employees and agents (hereinafter "the Society"), I, John Green , as representative of the estate, do hereby grant and convey to the Society and its successors and assigns all of my rights, title, and interest in the tape recordings, transcripts and computer diskette of interviews of June Green, as described in Schedule A hereto, including literary rights and copyrights. All copies of the tapes, transcripts and diskette are subject to the same restrictions herein provided. 2. I also reserve for myself and for the estate the right to use the tapes, transcripts and diskette and their content as a resource for any book, pamphlet, article or other writing of which I am,or another representative of the estate is, the author or co-author. 3. I authorize the Society to duplicate, edit, publish, including publication on the internet, or permit the use of said tape recordings, transcripts and diskette in any manner that the Society considers appropriate, and I waive any claims I may have or acquire to any royalties from such use. Lbb Notary Public My Commission expires b30,=+5 President of the Historical Society of the Distrkct of Columbia Circuit. V The Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit Instrument of Gift 1. In consideration of the recording and preservation of the oral history memoir of my late wife June L. Green by the Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit, I, John C. Green, as representative of the estate, execute this Instrument of Gift. 2. During the 199O’s, my late wife June L. Green, who was a Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, was interviewed on three occasions as part of the work of the District of Columbia Circuit Task Force on Gender, Race and Ethnic Bias. A written sum- mary of each interview was made by the Task Force and presented by the Task Force to Judge Green to be used as she wished. Judge Green wished those summaries of the three interviews to be included as part of her Oral History memoir. 3. In accordance with my late wife’s wishes, I hereby grant and convey to The Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit (hereinafter, the “Society”), Washington, DC, and its successors and assigns, all of my rights, title and interest in the summaries of the three interviews of Judge Green conducted by the District of Columbia Circuit Task Force on Gender, Race and Ethnic Bias, including literary rights and copyrights. 4. I reserve for myself, as executor of my late wife’s estate, the right to use the summaries of the interviews and their content as a resource for any book, pamphlet, article, or other writing of which I may be the author or co-author. 5. I authorize the Society to duplicate, edit, publish, including publication on the internet, and permit the use of the said summaries in any manner that the Society considers appropriate, and I waive any claims I may have or acquire to any royalties from such use. m’C. Green Date 1 ACCEPTED this ,2007,by Stephen J. Pollak, President of the Historical vi INTERVIEWER ORAL HISTORY AGREEMENT Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit Oral Histow Agreement of Elizabeth Sarah Gere 1. Having agreed to conduct an oral history interview with June Green for the Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit, Washington, D.C., and its employees and agents (hereinafter "the Society"), I, Elizabeth Sarah Gere , do hereby grant and convey to the Society and its successors and assigns, all of my right, title, and interest in the tape recordings, transcripts and computer diskette of interviews, as described in Schedule A hereto, including literary rights and copyrights. 2. I authorize the Society, to duplicate, edit, publish, including publication on the internet, or permit the use of said tape recordings, transcripts and diskette in any manner that the Society considers appropriate, and I waive any claims I may have or acquire to any royalties from such use. 3. I agree that I will make no use of the interview or the information contained therein until it is concluded and edited, or until I receive permission from the Society. 3h4h 3 'Da!te SWORN TO UBS RIBED before me this day ofwd ,20G.
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