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Obama names Martin to federal appeals court

Posted on Fri, Jun. 19, 2009 ATLANTAPresident Obama on Friday nominated U.S. District Judge Beverly B. Martin of Atlanta to fill a vacant seat on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.Martin, a former U.S. attorney in Macon, has been on the district court bench since 2000, when she was appointed by President Clinton.If confirmed by the Senate, the 53-year-old Martin would fill a spot on the 12-member appeals court left by Judge R. Lanier Anderson III, who assumed senior status Feb. 1.She is Obama's first appointee to the court, which hears federal appeals from Georgia, Alabama and Florida. Among the other 11 active judges, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan appointed one each, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton four a piece, and George W. Bush one, Judge William H...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on June 22, 2009 (boomark / email).