John Donelson Martin (Federal appeals court judge)
John Donelson Martin, Sr. (1883-1962) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
Early life and education
Professional career
- Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1905-1935[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Western District of Tennessee
John Martin previously served on the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
He was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on April 22, 1935 to replace Harry Bennett Anderson. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 30th, and received commission on May 3rd. He served on this court until September 16, 1940.[1] Martin was succeeded in this position by Marion Boyd.
Sixth Circuit
He was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on August 12, 1940 to a seat created by 54 Stat. 219. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 27th, and received commission on September 4th. In 1959, he was the chief judge. He served on this court until his death on April 2, 1962.[1]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 John Donelson Martin's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Harry Bennett Anderson |
Western District of Tennessee 1935–1940 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Marion Boyd |
| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 1940–1962 |
Succeeded by: Harry Phillips
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Sheryl H. Lipman • Stanley Anderson • Mark Norris • Thomas Parker (Tennessee) | ||
| Senior judges |
Jon McCalla • James Dale Todd • Samuel Mays • J. Daniel Breen • John T. Fowlkes • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Tu Pham • Edward Bryant • Charmiane Claxton • John York (Federal magistrate judge) • Annie Christoff • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Bernice Donald • John McNairy • Morgan Welles Brown • Julia Gibbons • Harry Wellford • West Hughes Humphreys • Connally Findlay Trigg • Eli Shelby Hammond • John Ethridge McCall • John William Ross • Harry Bennett Anderson • John Donelson Martin (Federal appeals court judge) • Marion Boyd • Bailey Brown • Odell Horton • Robert McRae • Jerome Turner (Tennessee) • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Jon McCalla • James Dale Todd • J. Daniel Breen • Stanley Anderson • Julia Gibbons • Marion Boyd • Bailey Brown • Odell Horton • Robert McRae • | ||
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| 1933 |
Bell • Bratton • Donohoe • FitzHenry • Garrecht • Keefe • Ragon • Stone • Woodrough | ||
| 1934 |
Allen • Bowen • Holly • Hulbert • Long • Major • Myers • Rippey • Sullivan | ||
| 1935 |
Baldwin • Denman • Faris • Ford • Hamilton • Haney • Holmes • Mahoney • Martin • Mathews • McDuffie • Moore • Roche • A. L. Stephens • H. M. Stephens • Sweeney • Yankwich | ||
| 1936 |
Abruzzo • Clancy • Davidson • Davis • Holland • Lederle • Leibell • Ling • Mandelbaum • Maris • Pollard • Thomas • Underwood | ||
| 1937 |
Adair • Biggs • Black • Burke • Collet • Druffel • Edgerton • Groner • Healy • Jackson • Jenney • Kloeb • Major • McColloch • Miller • Mize • Murrah • Rice • Stephens • Sullivan • Swinford • Treanor • Trimble • Vinson • Watkins • Williams • Wyche | ||
| 1938 |
Clark • Conger • Ford • Hamilton • Laws • Maris • McCord • Murphree • Reed | ||
| 1939 |
Allred • Arant • Beaumont • Biddle • Black • Clark • Darr • Davies • Dobie • Douglas • Duffy • Frankfurter • Goldsborough • Huxman • Igoe • Jones • Kalodner • Kerner, Sr. • Lemley • Lumpkin • Magruder • Miller • Morris • Picard • Porterie • Roberts • Rutledge • Walker • Welsh • Whaley • Whitaker • Wilkin | ||
| 1940 |
Bard • Barker • Barksdale • Boyd • Broaddus • Caillouet • Campbell • Dobie • Ganey • Goodrich • Harrison • Hartigan • Johnsen • Jones • Leamy • Mahoney • Martin • Murphy • Murrah • O'Connor • Oliver • Pine • Russell • Savage • Schwellenbach • Walker • Waller | ||
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||