George Ewing Martin

Marion De Vries
Chief Justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
In office May 24, 1924 – September 30, 1937
Appointed by	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Constantine Smyth
Succeeded by	Duncan Groner
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals
In office January 4, 1923 – May 24, 1924
Appointed by	Warren Harding
Preceded by	Marion De Vries
Succeeded by	William Graham
Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals
In office February 8, 1911 – January 4, 1923
Appointed by	William Taft
Preceded by	William Hunt
Succeeded by	Charles Hatfield
Personal details
Born	November 23, 1857 Lancaster, Ohio, U.S.
Died	April 14, 1948 (aged 90) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma mater	Wittenberg University

George Ewing Martin (November 23, 1857 – April 14, 1948) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Lancaster, Ohio, Martin attended the University of Heidelberg and received an A.B. from Wittenberg College in 1877. He read law to enter the bar in 1883, and was in private practice in Lancaster, Ohio from 1883 to 1904. He was a Common pleas judge, 7th Judicial District of Ohio from 1904 to 1911. He was an Associate Judge, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals from 1911 to 1923, and was Presiding Judge of that court from 1923 to 1924.

On May 16, 1924, Martin was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge to the position of Chief Justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, vacated by Constantine J. Smyth. Martin was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 22, 1924, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on September 30, 1937, serving in that capacity until his death.

Sources

• George Ewing Martin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links

• Federal Judicial Center CCPA entry on George Ewing Martin