George Ewing Martin
{{Short description|American judge (1857–1948)}}
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| office = Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
| term_start = September 30, 1937
| term_end = April 14, 1948
| office1 = Chief Justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
| term_start1 = May 22, 1924
| term_end1 = September 30, 1937
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| appointer1 = Calvin Coolidge
| predecessor1 = Constantine Joseph Smyth
| successor1 = Duncan Lawrence Groner
| office2 = Presiding Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals
| term_start2 = January 4, 1923
| term_end2 = May 24, 1924
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| appointer2 = Warren G. Harding
| predecessor2 = Marion De Vries
| successor2 = William J. Graham
| office3 = Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals
| term_start3 = February 8, 1911
| term_end3 = January 4, 1923
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| appointer3 = William Howard Taft
| predecessor3 = William Henry Hunt
| successor3 = Charles Sherrod Hatfield
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| birth_name = George Ewing Martin
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| birth_place = Lancaster, Ohio
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Wittenberg University (AB)
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George Ewing Martin (November 23, 1857 – April 14, 1948) was the chief justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and previously was an associate judge and later the presiding judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals.
Education and career
Born in Lancaster, Ohio, Martin attended the University of Heidelberg in the German Empire and received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Wittenberg College (now Wittenberg University) in 1877. He read law to enter the bar in 1883, and was in private practice in Lancaster from 1883 to 1904. He was a Judge of the Ohio Court of Common Pleas for the 7th Judicial District from 1904 to 1911.{{FJC Bio|1492|nid=1384381|name=George Ewing Martin}}
Federal judicial service
Martin was nominated by President William Howard Taft on February 1, 1911, to an Associate Judge seat on the United States Court of Customs Appeals (later the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals) vacated by Associate Judge William Henry Hunt. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 8, 1911, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on January 4, 1923, due to his elevation to Presiding Judge of the same court.
Martin was nominated by President Warren G. Harding on December 28, 1922, to the Presiding Judge seat on the United States Court of Customs Appeals (later the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals) vacated by Presiding Judge Marion De Vries. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 4, 1923, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on May 24, 1924, due to appointment to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.
Martin was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on May 16, 1924, to the Chief Justice seat on the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia (United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia from June 7, 1934, now the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit) vacated by Chief Justice Constantine Joseph Smyth. He 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. His service terminated on April 14, 1948, due to his death in Washington, D.C.
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- {{FJC Bio|1492|nid=1384381|name=George Ewing Martin}}
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Category:People from Lancaster, Ohio
Category:Ohio state court judges
Category:Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Category:Judges of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Category:United States Article I federal judges appointed by William Howard Taft
Category:United States Article I federal judges appointed by Warren G. Harding
Category:United States court of appeals judges appointed by Calvin Coolidge
Category:Wittenberg University alumni
Category:United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law