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# Clayton Green Jr.

Supreme Court of Maryland · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Maryland
- State: Maryland
- Role: Judge
- Service status: former
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 2004-present
- Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals (2004–2019), serving on the 5th Appellate Judicial Circuit covering Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s Counties
- Clayton Greene Jr. is an American lawyer and former jurist who held the role of a judge on the Maryland Court of Appeals — the state’s highest court — from January 22, 2004, until his retirement on June 30, 2019
- Judge, Maryland Court of Special Appeals (2002–2004)
- Joined the Maryland District 7 Administrative Judge position in 1990, later becoming Circuit Administrative Judge for the 5th Judicial Circuit in 1996

### Education

- University of Maryland School of Law — J.D. (1976)
- University of Maryland, College Park — B.A. (1973)

### Additional information

- Practitioner, 2003-2003
- He was recognized with multiple awards, including the Public Service Award from the University of Maryland and the Governor’s Citation in 1988 and 1996
- He was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1977 and later to the District of Columbia Bar in 1980
- Born January 22, 1951, Glen Burnie, Maryland.
- Date of birth: 1951-01-22
- Greene was raised in Glen Burnie, Maryland, and attended Northeast High School in Pasadena.
- He also chaired several judicial committees, including the Work Group on Self-Representation and the Judicial Compensation Committee

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### remote proceedings

Scope: statewide

Maryland trial courts may conduct remote electronic proceedings when authorized by rule, and the court may permit or require participants to appear by remote electronic communications.

Evidence excerpt: the court may permit or require one or more participants, or all participants, to join the proceeding by means of remote electronic communications.

[Remote Hearings and Proceedings](https://www.mdcourts.gov/remotehearings)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### remote recording

Scope: statewide

For Maryland remote proceedings, the required recording is made by the court, and participants should not make their own audio or video recording unless the court permits it.

Evidence excerpt: Proceedings conducted via videoconferencing technology must be recorded by the court

[Remote Hearings and Proceedings](https://www.mdcourts.gov/remotehearings)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### electronic devices

Scope: statewide

Maryland permits electronic devices in court facilities only in accordance with court rules and orders; attorneys may use devices reasonably for a proceeding if silent, positioned away from the trier of fact or witnesses, not used for recording, and not used for unauthorized communication.

Evidence excerpt: attorneys are permitted the reasonable and lawful use of an electronic device in connection with the proceeding provided that

[NOTICE Cell Phones, Other Electronic Devices, and Cameras in Court Facilities](https://www.mdcourts.gov/reference/cellphonenotice)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### photography video recording

Scope: statewide

Maryland prohibits taking, recording, or transmitting photographs, videos, or other visual images in court facilities unless the court expressly grants permission in a specific instance.

Evidence excerpt: The taking, recording, or transmitting of photographs, videos, or other visual images by cell phone or any other device is prohibited in the court facility at all times

[NOTICE Cell Phones, Other Electronic Devices, and Cameras in Court Facilities](https://www.mdcourts.gov/reference/cellphonenotice)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4683/clayton-green-jr/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4683/clayton-green-jr/)
- [Supreme Court of Maryland current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4683/clayton-green-jr/)
- [Remote Hearings and Proceedings](https://www.mdcourts.gov/remotehearings)
- [NOTICE Cell Phones, Other Electronic Devices, and Cameras in Court Facilities](https://www.mdcourts.gov/reference/cellphonenotice)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/4683/clayton-green-jr/)

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