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John Donelson Martin Sr.

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John Donelson Martin Sr.
Martin in 1940
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
1959
Preceded byFlorence E. Allen
Succeeded byThomas Francis McAllister
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
September 4, 1940 – April 2, 1962
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded bySeat established by 54 Stat. 219
Succeeded byHarry Phillips
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
In office
May 3, 1935 – September 16, 1940
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byHarry B. Anderson
Succeeded byMarion Speed Boyd
Personal details
Born
John Donelson Martin

(1883-05-04)May 4, 1883
Memphis, Tennessee
DiedApril 2, 1962(1962-04-02) (aged 78)
EducationUniversity of Virginia School of Law (LLB)

John Donelson Martin Sr. (May 4, 1883 – April 2, 1962) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

Education and career

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Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Martin received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1905. He was in private practice in Memphis from 1905 to 1935.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Martin was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 22, 1935, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee vacated by Judge Harry B. Anderson. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 30, 1935, and received his commission on May 3, 1935. His service terminated on September 16, 1940, due to his elevation to the Sixth Circuit.[1]

Martin was nominated by President Roosevelt on August 12, 1940, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 54 Stat. 219. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 27, 1940, and received his commission on September 4, 1940. He served as Chief Judge and as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States in 1959. His service terminated on April 2, 1962, due to his death.[1]

Family

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John Donelson Martin Sr. (or III) was a son of John Donelson Martin Jr. (or II) (1858–1890) and Mary Walker Hull (1859–1906). Martin was the grandson of John Donelson Martin (1830-1862), who served as a Confederate Colonel in the American Civil War and was killed at the age of 32 at the Second Battle of Corinth.

References

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  • "John Donelson Martin Jr. (1858-1890) - Find A Grave Memorial".

Sources

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
1935–1940
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Seat established by 54 Stat. 219
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1940–1962
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1959
Succeeded by