John Marten
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John Marten
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United States District Court for the District of Kansas
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John Thomas Marten was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. He first joined the court in 1996 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton (D). He assumed senior status on May 1, 2017. At the time when Marten elected to take senior status, he was chief judge of the district court. He officially ended his service on May 1, 2021, when he retired.[1][2]
Early life and education
A native of Topeka, Kansas, Marten graduated from Washburn University with his bachelor's degree in 1973 and from the Washburn University School of Law with his J.D. in 1976.[1]
Professional career
- 2017-2021: Senior judge
- 2014-2017: Chief judge
- 1996-2017: Judge
- 1981-1996: Private practice, McPherson, Kan.
- 1980-1981: Private practice, Minneapolis, Minn.
- 1977-1980: Private practice, Omaha, Neb.
- 1976-1977: Law clerk, Hon. Tom Clark, Supreme Court of the United States[1]
Judicial career
District of Kansas
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: John Thomas Marten |
| Court: United States District Court for the District of Kansas |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 76 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: October 18, 1995
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: November 30, 1995
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| Reported: December 7, 1995
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| Confirmed: January 2, 1996
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| Vote: Voice vote
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Marten was nominated by President Bill Clinton (D) on October 18, 1995, to a judgeship vacated by Patrick Kelly as Kelly elected to take senior status. The American Bar Association rated Marten Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Marten's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on November 30, 1995, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on December 7, 1995. Marten was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on January 2, 1996, and he received his commission on January 4, 1996. Marten elected to take senior status beginning on May 1, 2017. At the time he elected to take senior status, Marten was chief judge of the district court, a position he had held since 2014. Marten retired from service on May 1, 2021.[1][3][4]
See also
- United States District Court for the District of Kansas
- United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of John Thomas Marten," accessed March 7, 2022
- ↑ United States District Court for the District of Kansas, "Judge Kathryn H. Vratil Takes Senior Status; Judge J. Thomas Marten Named Chief Judge," April 21, 2014
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 694 — John Thomas Marten — The Judiciary," accessed May 1, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 104th Congress," accessed May 1, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Patrick Kelly |
District of Kansas 1996–2017 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: John Broomes |
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| 1993 |
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| 1995 |
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| 1996 |
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| 1997 |
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| 1998 |
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