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.
John Donelson Martin Sr.
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Chief Judge — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Born 1883 in Memphis, TN
Died 1962
FJC ID: 1495
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 13/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 156/year
Tennessee Western District Court · 1935–1940Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1940–1962
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Judicial Conference of the United StatesMember · 1959
- Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee1905–1935
Appointments
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitChief Judge1940–1962 · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)Term ended: Death
1935–1940 · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
LL.B. · 1905