Born in Arnold, Maryland, Green received a Juris Doctor from Washington College of Law at American University in 1941.
She was a claims adjuster for the Lumberman's Mutual Casualty Company in Washington, D.C. from 1942 to 1943.
She was in private practice of law in Washington, D.C., and Annapolis, Maryland from 1947 to 1968.
[1] Green was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1968, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia vacated by Judge Burnita Shelton Matthews.
Her service was terminated on February 2, 2001, due to her death in Arnold.