Mark Martin (judge)
Mark Martin | |
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Martin in 2015 | |
| Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court | |
| In office September 1, 2014 – February 28, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Pat McCrory |
| Preceded by | Sarah Parker |
| Succeeded by | Cheri Beasley |
| Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court | |
| In office January 1, 1999 – September 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Willis Whichard |
| Succeeded by | Robert N. Hunter Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Dean Martin April 29, 1963 Brussels, Belgium |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Western Carolina University (BA) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (JD) University of Virginia (LLM) |
Mark D. Martin (born April 29, 1963) is an American jurist who served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina from 2014 through 2019. He was appointed by North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory to become Chief Justice on September 1, 2014 upon the retirement of Sarah Parker. Martin was already running for the seat in the 2014 general election.
Prior to his tenure at the North Carolina Supreme Court, Martin also served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, and the North Carolina Superior Court. At the time of his installation in 1999, he was the youngest Supreme Court Justice in North Carolina history. He was also the youngest person ever elected to the North Carolina Court of Appeals.