Beverly Baldwin Martin
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and confirmed by voice vote, Beverly Baldwin Martin was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She earned a law degree from University of Georgia School of Law in 1981. She previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1955 · age 71
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2010
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Stetson 1976 · University of Georgia Law 1981
- Succeeded
- Robert Lanier Anderson III
- Succeeded by
- Nancy Gbana Abudu
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Northern District of Georgia succeeded George Ernest Tidwell | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
| 2010 | Eleventh Circuit succeeded Robert Lanier Anderson III | Obama (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Stetson University | B.A. | 1976 |
| University of Georgia School of Law | J.D. | 1981 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Martin was assigned 2,670 district-court cases (1998–2009). Median time from filing to termination: 176 days across 2,670 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 65 of Martin’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 57 were affirmed, 7 reversed or vacated, and 1 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Martin authored 32 published opinions for the court (2001–2010). Most cited: Anderson v. Dunbar Armored, Inc. (160 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Anderson v. Dunbar Armored, Inc. | 678 F. Supp. 2d 1280 | 160 |
| 2003 | Bryan v. Murphy | 246 F. Supp. 2d 1256 | 77 |
| 2008 | White v. Wachovia Bank, N.A. | 563 F. Supp. 2d 1358 | 26 |
| 2003 | Lamar Advertising Co. v. City of Douglasville, Georgia | 254 F. Supp. 2d 1321 | 15 |
| 2001 | In Re S1 Corp. Securities Litigation | 173 F. Supp. 2d 1334 | 15 |
| 2008 | Edwards v. Niagara Credit Solutions, Inc. | 586 F. Supp. 2d 1346 | 13 |
| 2003 | Amick v. BM & KM, INC. | 275 F. Supp. 2d 1378 | 12 |
| 2002 | Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP v. City of Tulsa | 245 F. Supp. 2d 1248 | 12 |
| 2002 | College Park Holdings, LLC v. Racetrac Petroleum, Inc. | 239 F. Supp. 2d 1322 | 11 |
| 2002 | Bryant v. Mortgage Capital Resource Corp. | 197 F. Supp. 2d 1357 | 10 |
| 2001 | Burroughs v. Massanari | 156 F. Supp. 2d 1350 | 10 |
| 2008 | The Lamar Co., LLC v. City of Marietta, Ga. | 538 F. Supp. 2d 1366 | 8 |
| 2009 | Aque v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. | 629 F. Supp. 2d 1336 | 7 |
| 2003 | Greaves v. McAuley | 264 F. Supp. 2d 1078 | 7 |
| 2006 | Badier v. Gonzales | 475 F. Supp. 2d 1294 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 32 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Beverly Baldwin Martin?
- President Barack Obama appointed Beverly Baldwin Martin to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in 2010.
- Was Beverly Baldwin Martin appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Beverly Baldwin Martin was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Beverly Baldwin Martin's confirmation vote?
- Beverly Baldwin Martin was confirmed by voice vote on January 20, 2010. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Beverly Baldwin Martin on?
- Beverly Baldwin Martin was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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11 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).