Grafton Green (August 12, 1872 – January 27, 1947) was an American jurist who served on the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1910 to 1947, including more than 23 years as chief justice.
[2] His paternal grandfather, Nathan Green Sr., had been a judge on the Tennessee Supreme Court for 20 years.
He operated a law practice in Nashville until 1910, when he was elected as an associate justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
The court found the law against teaching of evolution to be constitutional, but overturned Scopes' conviction on a technicality.
2d 159 (1932) which held that the state constitution prohibits personal income taxes on wages, but not on interest-bearing investments.