John S. Martin Jr.

Personal

Birthday: 
1935
Birthplace: 
Brooklyn, NY
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Law clerk, Hon. Leonard P. Moore, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1961-1962
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1962-1966
Private practice, Nyack, New York, 1966-1967
Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1967-1969
Private practice, New York City, 1969-1980, 1983-1990
U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1980-1983

Education

Name of School: 
Manhattan College
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1957
Name of School - Second: 

Columbia Law School

Public service is a critical component of a legal education and the professional development of our students," said David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. "This new guarantee supports a core principle of our school, as we aspire to train lawyers who view pro bono work as central to their commitment to our system of justice.

Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1961

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Court Name: 

New York Southern District Court

President Nominating: 
George H.W. Bush
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
4/6/1990
Retirement from Active Service: 
5/31/2003
Termination Date: 
9/30/2003
Termination Reason: 
Retirement