Richard Wilson Greene PC, KC (1791–1861) was an Irish judge.
Greene was born in Dublin, the son of Sir Jonas Greene, Recorder of Dublin, and graduated from the University of Dublin, where he was auditor of the College Historical Society. He was called to the Bar in 1814 and became King's Counsel in 1830. For several years in the 1830s, he acted as Law Adviser in Dublin Castle. He became Solicitor-General for Ireland in 1842 and was Attorney-General for Ireland briefly in 1846. He was raised to the Bench as Baron of the Exchequer in 1852 and served till shortly before his death in 1861. He married Elizabeth Wilson of Fulford.
He made his reputation as an advocate with an impressive closing speech for the Crown at the trial of Daniel O'Connell in 1844; according to Elrington Ball his appointment to the Bench was due to the personal regard of Lord Derby, the Prime Minister.[1]
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| Preceded by Thomas Cusack-Smith |
Solicitor-General for Ireland 1842–1846 |
Succeeded by Abraham Brewster |
| Preceded by Thomas Cusack-Smith |
Attorney-General for Ireland February–July 1846 |
Succeeded by Richard Moore |