FedArb Council
The Honorable William H. Webster, Chairman
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
(1970-1973)
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
(1973-1978)

The Honorable John S. Martin
U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York (1990-2003)

The Honorable George C. Pratt
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
(1976-1982)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
(1982-1995)

The Honorable Charles B. Renfrew
U. S. District Court, Northern District of California (1971-1980)

The Honorable Ralph G. Thompson
U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
(1975-2007)

Judge John S. Martin (Ret) - FedArb Council Member

John S. Martin served as a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York from 1990 until 2003. From 1980 to 1983 he was the United States Attorney for that District. He is the recipient of the Emory Buckner Award from the Federal Bar Council and the Judge Edward Weinfeld Award from the New York County Lawyers Association.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, he is a graduate of Manhattan College, B.A. '57 and Columbia Law School, LL.B. '61. Upon graduation from law school he served as Law Clerk to The Honorable Leonard P. Moore, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1961-62, following which he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Southern District of New York and as the Office's Chief Appellate Attorney (1962-66). From 1967 to 1969 he was an Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States in Washington, D.C. and during that time he argued eight cases before the Supreme Court.

In private practice Mr. Martin was a partner in Johnson Hekker & Martin 1966-67; Martin Obermaier & Morvillo 1972-78; and Schulte Roth & Zabel 1979-1980 and 1983-1990. He was a sole practitioner in New York City 1969-72 and Of Counsel to Debevoise & Plimpton 2003-06.

Mr. Martin was a Consultant to the National Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice 1966-67 and Counsel to the Cox Commission to Study the Disturbances at Columbia University in 1968.

Selected opinions:

SR Intern. Business Ins. Co. Ltd. v. World Trade Center Properties LLC., 222 F.Supp.2d 385 (S.D.N.Y., 2002)

Matthew Bender & Co., Inc. v. West Pub. Co., 1997 WL 266972, 65 USLW 2747, 1997 Copr.L.Dec. P 27,638, 42 U.S.P.Q.2d 1930, 25 Media L. Rep. 1856, S.D.N.Y., May 19, 1997

Federal Arbitration, Inc.

PH: 650 328 9500
FAX: 650 853 1401


© Copyright 2006-2008, Federal Arbitration, Inc. All Rights Reserved

About Us | Terms and Conditions | Privacy | Disclaimer | File a Case | Press | Support
JudgeSpace | Administration