George Ewing Martin

George Ewing Martin

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Prior offices

U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

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United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

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Education

Bachelor's

Wittenberg College, 1877

Law

Read law, 1883

Personal

Birthplace

Lancaster, Ohio

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George Ewing Martin (1857-1948) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the United States Court of Customs Appeals, which later became the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. Martin died on April 14, 1948.

Federal judicial service

Martin was nominated to the Court of Customs Appeals by President William Howard Taft. He was confirmed on February 8, 1911. He served as presiding judge from 1923 until his elevation to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. He was nominated to that court by President Calvin Coolidge on May 16, 1924 to replace Constantine Joseph Smyth. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 22nd, and received commission that same day. On September 30, 1937, he assumed senior status. He served until his death on April 14, 1948.

Education

• University of Heidelberg
• Wittenberg College, A.B., 1877
• Read law, 1883

Professional career

• Private practice, Lancaster, Ohio, 1883-1904
• Common pleas judge, 7th Judicial District of Ohio, 1904-1911
• Associate judge, U.S. Court of Customs, 1911-1923
• Presiding judge, U.S. Court of Customs, 1923-1924