section_path: Early life, education, and early career
section_name: Early life, education, and early career
paragraph_text: Early life, education, and early career
  
  Green was born on September 1, 1947, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended Florida A&M University, Howard University, and Tuskegee Institute, but did not receive an undergraduate degree from any of these institutions. Despite this, Green earned a Juris Doctor in 1973 from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
  
  In 1974, Green co-founded the law firm of Green, Wilson, Dewberry, and Fitch. He has served as president of the Houston National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
  
  In 1977, Green was elected justice of the peace in Harris County, Texas. He held this position until 2004.
  
  Green was born on September 1, 1947, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended Florida A&M University, Howard University, and Tuskegee Institute, but did not receive an undergraduate degree from any of these institutions. Despite this, Green earned a Juris Doctor in 1973 from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
  
  In 1974, Green co-founded the law firm of Green, Wilson, Dewberry, and Fitch. He has served as president of the Houston National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
  
  In 1977, Green was elected justice of the peace in Harris County, Texas. He held this position until 2004.