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

-Al- lawyers, 65, 67-68 in school, 13, 14, 19 See also Minorities BMI. See Broadcast Music, Inc. Boeing Company, 176-77,180-81 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 6,217, 2 18-20 Christic Institute, 193-94 Christopher, Warren, 100, 101 Civil Rights Acts, 65, 192 Clark, Roy, 78 Clifford, Clark, 173,202, 206-207 Clifton, Catherine, 304

-A2- 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 Co lumbi a Court Reform Act, 105 Criminal Justice Act, 263-64,283,287,290 Crittenden, John, 304 Crowley, Ray, 60 Curran, Edward M., 160

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, 11 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, 160,249,281 , 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

-A3- 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 16,217 -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 14,216 -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 7,219-20,22 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, 173,250,269,280,281,295 -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, 104-105 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

-A5- summer job, 23-25 uncles, maternal, 3 uncles, paternal, 2 war years, 19-22 Green, [Ruth] Joyce [Martha] Hens - Professional 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 District of Columbia, 45,47 Virginia, 55, 76-77 Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 57-58,63,256 “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, 156 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 ati on , 2 65 -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 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

-A6- 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, 13 7-3 8 Merriweather case, 136-37 nomination, 102-1 03 opinions, 13 0-3 1, 13 2 -3 3 reappointment, 153-54 remanded cases, 146 tax case, 138-40 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 United States District Court for the District of Columbia judge 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

-A7- federal campaign finance law cases, 2 14-2 1 Grievance Committee, 270 Hansen case, 191 immigration cases, 2 13 -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, 171 -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 United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) Chief Judge, 256-60,297, 303 Edmund Randolph Award, 258 FBI investigation for, 254-56 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

-A8- 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

-A9- 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

-A 10 - 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

-A1 1- 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, 160,280,281 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

-A12- Robertson, Pat, 2 10-2 12,214 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 Sei gent 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

-A13- 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, 119 -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 Gender Bias Committee. See Task Force of the D.C. Circuit on Gender, Race and Ethnic Bias United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 72, 269

-A14- case assignments, 166-70 Clerk’s Office, 167, 168, 169,261 collegiality, 161 -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 veterans, 26-27, 28-29 Wright, Skelley, 68, 160

Yenouskas, Joe, 304 Yost, Mark, 304 Young, Bonita, 282

-A15- Youngdahl, Luther, 48 Young Lawyer, 87-88

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