John S. Martin Jr.

John S. Martin Jr.
John S. Martin Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
	In office; May 31, 2003 – September 30, 2003
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
	In office; April 6, 1990 – May 31, 2003
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Edward Weinfeld
Succeeded by	Stephen C. Robinson
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
	In office; 1980–1983
President	Jimmy Carter; Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	William M. Tendy
Succeeded by	Rudy Giuliani
Personal details
Born	John S. Martin Jr.; 1935 (age 84–85); Brooklyn, New York
Education	Manhattan College (B.A.); Columbia Law School (LL.B.)

John S. Martin Jr. (born 1935) is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Education and career

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Martin received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Manhattan College in 1957 and a Bachelor of Laws from Columbia Law School in 1961. He was a law clerk for Judge Leonard P. Moore of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1961 to 1962. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Southern District of New York from 1962 to 1966. He was in private practice in Nyack, New York from 1966 to 1967. He was an Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States from 1967 to 1969. He was in private practice in New York City from 1969 to 1980. He was the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1980 to 1983. He was in private practice in New York City from 1983 to 1990.[1]

Martin was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Martin was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on January 24, 1990, to a seat vacated by Edward Weinfeld. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 5, 1990, and received his commission on April 6, 1990. He assumed senior status on May 31, 2003. Martin served in that capacity until September 30, 2003, due to retirement.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Edward Weinfeld	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 1990–2003	Succeeded by Stephen C. Robinson

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