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# Henry F. Greene

Superior Court of the District of Columbia · Senior Judge

## Profile

- Court: Superior Court of the District of Columbia
- State: District of Columbia
- Role: Senior Judge
- Service status: senior
- Last verified: 2026-07-29

## Summary

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

## 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

### recording and rebroadcasting

Scope: courtwide

Recording, photographing, or rebroadcasting a remote Superior Court hearing is not allowed.

Evidence excerpt: Audio and video recording, taking pictures of remote hearings, and sharing the live or recorded remote hearing by rebroadcasting, live-streaming, or otherwise are not allowed.

[Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information)
Source checked: 2026-07-27


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/greene-henry-f)
- [Official roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/greene-henry-f)
- [District of Columbia Courts official judicial roster](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/superior-court-judges/greene-henry-f)
- [Hearing Information](https://www.dccourts.gov/superior-court/hearing-information)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Senior Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, appointed by President Ronald Reagan in May 1981 and reappointed to senior status in 2000, with continued service through multiple renewals
- Director of Superior Court Operations (1977–1981)
- Law clerk to U.S. District Judge William B. Bryant (1966–1968)
- U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C

### Education

- Columbia Law School — J.D. (1966)
- (cum laude), Harvard College — B.A. (1963)

### Additional information

- Senior Judge since April 2000; reappointed in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2018, and 2020
- Professorial Lecturer at George Washington University Law School (2008–2019)
- Appointed to the Superior Court bench by President Reagan, sworn in May 1, 1981
- Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney (1972–1977)
- Attorney (1968–1972)
- Born: 1941, New York City
- Bar admissions: District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court
- Presided over trials in all major divisions, including serious first-degree murder cases and the longest jury trial in D.C. Superior Court history
- Chaired the Court’s Legislation and Instructions Committee and Rules Committee
- Served on multiple committees, including Jury Management, Security, and Liaison to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure
- Active in judicial training — faculty at the National Judicial College and Harvard Law School’s Trial Advocacy Workshop
- Authored numerous judicial opinions and training materials, including Criminal Jury Instructions