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Green, Sanford Moon

lawyer, jurist, author, was born May 30, 1807, in Rensselaer county, N. Y. He was elected to the Michigan state senate for two years, receiving the election in 1845. In 1848 he was appointed a judge of the supreme court, and performed the duties of circuit judge for ten years. He subsequently served as circuit judge for nearly twenty-five years. He is the author of A Treatise on the Practice of the Circuit Courts of Michigan; A Treatise on the Practice of the Courts of Common Law of Michigan, in two volumes; A Treatise on Townships and the Power and Duties of Township Officers; and A Treatise on the Nature, Causes, Treatment and Prevention of Crime.