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Born in [[Durham, North Carolina]], Martin earned an undergraduate degree from [[Wake Forest University]] in 1965 and his law degree from [[Wake Forest University School of Law]] in 1967.<ref>[http://www.nccourts.org/News/NewsDetail.asp?id=1321&type=1&archive=False Chief Appeals Judge celebrates 30 years] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224085135/http://www.nccourts.org/News/NewsDetail.asp?id=1321&type=1&archive=False |date=December 24, 2007}}</ref> He served in the [[United States Army Military Police]] as a lieutenant from 1967 to 1969.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zwQaAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA698&dq= "U.S. Army Register"], Volume II, Army [[Army National Guard|NGUS]], [[United States Army Reserve|USAR]], and Other Active Lists", [[Department of the Army]], [[United States Government Printing Office]], Washington, DC, January 1, 1969, page 698.</ref> He then entered private law practice.
Born in [[Durham, North Carolina]], Martin earned an undergraduate degree from [[Wake Forest University]] in 1965 and his law degree from [[Wake Forest University School of Law]] in 1967.<ref>[http://www.nccourts.org/News/NewsDetail.asp?id=1321&type=1&archive=False Chief Appeals Judge celebrates 30 years] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224085135/http://www.nccourts.org/News/NewsDetail.asp?id=1321&type=1&archive=False |date=December 24, 2007}}</ref> He served in the [[United States Army Military Police]] as a lieutenant from 1967 to 1969.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zwQaAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA698&dq= "U.S. Army Register"], Volume II, Army [[Army National Guard|NGUS]], [[United States Army Reserve|USAR]], and Other Active Lists", [[Department of the Army]], [[United States Government Printing Office]], Washington, DC, January 1, 1969, page 698.</ref> He then entered private law practice.


Martin served one term on the city council of Durham before becoming a [[North Carolina Superior Court]] judge in 1977 by appointment of Governor [[Jim Hunt]].<ref>[http://www.nccourts.org/News/Documents/John-J-Parker-Award-Presentation-by-Martin-Brinkley.pdf John J. Parker Award Presentation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723211901/http://www.nccourts.org/News/Documents/John-J-Parker-Award-Presentation-by-Martin-Brinkley.pdf |date=July 23, 2013 }}</ref> He was elected to the Court of Appeals in 1984, where he served from 1985 to 1988 and from 1993 until 2014. He became chief judge of the court since 2004. He also served as chairman of the state's Judicial Standards Commission from 2001 through 2014.<ref>[http://www.nccourts.org/News/NewsDetail.asp?id=1441&type=1&archive=False Chief Justice Sarah Parker Appoints New Chairperson to the Judicial Standards Commission] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402225151/http://www.nccourts.org/News/NewsDetail.asp?id=1441&type=1&archive=False |date=April 2, 2014 }}</ref> Judge Martin received the North Carolina Bar Association's highest honor, the [[John J. Parker]] Memorial Award, in 2013.<ref>[http://www.nccourts.org/News/NewsDetail.asp?id=1429&type=1&archive=False AOC Court News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723154638/http://www.nccourts.org/News/NewsDetail.asp?id=1429&type=1&archive=False |date=July 23, 2013}}</ref> He was elected president of the Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal for the year 2013-2014.<ref>[http://www.nccourts.org/News/NewsDetail.asp?id=1437&type=1&archive=False NC Administrative Office of the Courts press release: Chief Judge John C. Martin Named President of the Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111193413/http://www.nccourts.org/News/NewsDetail.asp?id=1437&type=1&archive=False |date=November 11, 2013}}</ref>
Martin served one term on the city council of Durham before becoming a [[North Carolina Superior Court]] judge in 1977 by appointment of Governor [[Jim Hunt]].<ref>[http://www.nccourts.org/News/Documents/John-J-Parker-Award-Presentation-by-Martin-Brinkley.pdf John J. Parker Award Presentation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723211901/http://www.nccourts.org/News/Documents/John-J-Parker-Award-Presentation-by-Martin-Brinkley.pdf |date=July 23, 2013 }}</ref> He was elected to the Court of Appeals in 1984, where he served from 1985 to 1988 and from 1993 until 2014. He became chief judge of the court in 2004. He also served as chairman of the state's Judicial Standards Commission from 2001 through 2014.<ref>[http://www.nccourts.org/News/NewsDetail.asp?id=1441&type=1&archive=False Chief Justice Sarah Parker Appoints New Chairperson to the Judicial Standards Commission] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402225151/http://www.nccourts.org/News/NewsDetail.asp?id=1441&type=1&archive=False |date=April 2, 2014 }}</ref> Judge Martin received the North Carolina Bar Association's highest honor, the [[John J. Parker]] Memorial Award, in 2013.<ref>[http://www.nccourts.org/News/NewsDetail.asp?id=1429&type=1&archive=False AOC Court News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723154638/http://www.nccourts.org/News/NewsDetail.asp?id=1429&type=1&archive=False |date=July 23, 2013}}</ref> He was elected president of the Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal for the year 2013-2014.<ref>[http://www.nccourts.org/News/NewsDetail.asp?id=1437&type=1&archive=False NC Administrative Office of the Courts press release: Chief Judge John C. Martin Named President of the Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111193413/http://www.nccourts.org/News/NewsDetail.asp?id=1437&type=1&archive=False |date=November 11, 2013}}</ref>


Upon his retirement, Martin was awarded the [[Order of the Long Leaf Pine]] by Governor [[Pat McCrory]].<ref>[http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20140805/APN/308059918 Associated Press: McCrory honors retired NC Court of Appeals leader]</ref>
Upon his retirement, Martin was awarded the [[Order of the Long Leaf Pine]] by Governor [[Pat McCrory]].<ref>[http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20140805/APN/308059918 Associated Press: McCrory honors retired NC Court of Appeals leader]</ref>


Judge Martin was married to Margaret Rand Martin and had three children, two stepchildren, and nine grandchildren.
Judge Martin was married to Margaret Rand Martin and had three children, two stepchildren, and nine grandchildren. He died on April 9, 2024.<ref>[https://www.doa.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2024/04/25/lowering-us-and-nc-flags-half-staff-honor-former-nc-judge-john-c-martin?utm_content=bufferaebe3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer Lowering U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Former NC Judge John C. Martin]</ref>


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Latest revision as of 19:31, 25 April 2024

For other people with the name John Martin, see John Martin (disambiguation).

John C. Martin
Chief Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
In office
2004 – August 1, 2014
Preceded bySidney S. Eagles Jr.
Succeeded byLinda M. McGee
Personal details
Born
John Charles Martin

(1943-11-09) November 9, 1943 (age 80)
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Died(2024-04-09)April 9, 2024
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
SpouseMargaret Rand Martin
Children3 biological, 2 stepchildren
Alma materWake Forest University
Wake Forest University School of Law
ProfessionAttorney, judge
AwardsOrder of the Long Leaf Pine
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceMilitary Police Corps
Years of service1967–1969
RankLieutenant

John Charles Martin (November 9, 1943 - April 9, 2024) was an American attorney, who retired as a Judge (and Chief Judge) of the North Carolina Court of Appeals on August 1, 2014.[1]

Born in Durham, North Carolina, Martin earned an undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University in 1965 and his law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1967.[2] He served in the United States Army Military Police as a lieutenant from 1967 to 1969.[3] He then entered private law practice.

Martin served one term on the city council of Durham before becoming a North Carolina Superior Court judge in 1977 by appointment of Governor Jim Hunt.[4] He was elected to the Court of Appeals in 1984, where he served from 1985 to 1988 and from 1993 until 2014. He became chief judge of the court in 2004. He also served as chairman of the state's Judicial Standards Commission from 2001 through 2014.[5] Judge Martin received the North Carolina Bar Association's highest honor, the John J. Parker Memorial Award, in 2013.[6] He was elected president of the Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal for the year 2013-2014.[7]

Upon his retirement, Martin was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by Governor Pat McCrory.[8]

Judge Martin was married to Margaret Rand Martin and had three children, two stepchildren, and nine grandchildren. He died on April 9, 2024.[9]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Associated Press Archived July 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Chief Appeals Judge celebrates 30 years Archived December 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "U.S. Army Register", Volume II, Army NGUS, USAR, and Other Active Lists", Department of the Army, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, January 1, 1969, page 698.
  4. ^ John J. Parker Award Presentation Archived July 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Chief Justice Sarah Parker Appoints New Chairperson to the Judicial Standards Commission Archived April 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ AOC Court News Archived July 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ NC Administrative Office of the Courts press release: Chief Judge John C. Martin Named President of the Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal Archived November 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Associated Press: McCrory honors retired NC Court of Appeals leader
  9. ^ Lowering U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Former NC Judge John C. Martin

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Preceded by Chief Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
2004 - 2014 		Succeeded by
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