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John S. Martin
Judge · Lancaster Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, District Court, S.D. New York, 1990-2003
- John S. Martin Jr. is a retired American judge who served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1990 until his retirement in 2003
- U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1980-1983
- Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1967-1969
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1962-1966
- Law clerk, Hon. Leonard P. Moore, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1961-1962
- Law clerk: Hon. Leonard P. Moore, 2nd Cir
- Total service: 13 years as a district judge
Education
- Columbia Law School — LL.B. (1961)
- Manhattan College — B.A. (1957)
Additional information
- Senior status: May 31, 2003; retired September 30, 2003.
- During his tenure, Martin presided over 3,796 district court cases (1974–2003), with a caseload including contract disputes, civil rights, personal injury, labor/ERISA, intellectual property, and other matters.
- Computer Outsourcing Services (1994), Van Brunt v.
- New York City Housing Auth. (1993).
- Rauschenberg (1992), National Railroad Passenger Corp. v.
- Appointed: January 24, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush to replace Edward Weinfeld.
- Commissioned: April 6, 1990.
- Confirmed: April 5, 1990, by the U.S. Senate (voice vote).
- Private practice: Nyack, NY (1966–1967) and New York City (1969–1980, 1983–1990).
- Born May 31, 1935, Brooklyn, NY.
- Date of birth: 1935-01-01
- All 18 appellate reviews of his decisions were affirmed.
- His most cited opinion is Sudul v.
- Notable cases: Sudul v.
- Birth place: Brooklyn, NY
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