Bruce A. Green is the Louis Stein Chair of Law at Fordham University School of Law, where he directs the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics. He has taught at Fordham since 1987 and writes on legal ethics, professional responsibility and the conduct of prosecutors. He has chaired the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility and its Criminal Justice Section, and he chairs the drafting committee for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination. Before joining Fordham he was an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, where he became chief appellate attorney, and a law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall and Judge James L. Oakes. He also served as associate counsel in the Iran/Contra prosecutor's office and as a member of the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board.
We have documented 1 statement by Bruce A. Green, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: Louis Stein Chair of Law at Fordham University School of Law, giving an expert opinion at the request of the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office
Challenged the characterization
Statement summary
In a declaration the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office filed in the Dennis Johnson case, Fordham law professor Bruce A. Green gave his opinion that neither Krasner nor the office had a conflict of interest requiring their recusal.
“For the following reasons, my firm opinion, based on the facts provided for my consideration, is that neither District Attorney Krasner nor the District Attorney’s Office in its entirety has a conflict of interest that requires their recusal in this action.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Declaration of Bruce A. Green, Johnson v. Nickelson, No. 2:15-cv-04965-PD (E.D. Pa. Sept. 8, 2026)Doc. 169-1, pp. 1-8 (declaration, paras. 11-19)
Why we used this label
This case covers Judge Diamond's findings about Krasner's conduct in the Johnson matter, including his finding that Krasner had a personal-interest conflict that required disqualification. Green disputes that legal reading: he says Krasner has no conflict requiring recusal. He does not address whether Krasner pressured staff, so denies does not fit, and he does not argue that any such pressure was justified. The label is challenges characterization.
A federal judge disqualified Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner and a top aide from a murder-conviction appeal, declined to disqualify the District Attorney's Office, and referred all three to federal prosecutors, writing they may have violated the law. Krasner disputes the findings and plans to appeal.
