James Robert Martin Jr.
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 and confirmed by voice vote, James Robert Martin Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. He earned a law degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1931. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina and U.S. District Court for the Western District of South Carolina. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1909–1984
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1961
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Washington and Lee Law 1931
- Succeeded by
- George Ross Anderson Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Eastern District of South Carolina | Kennedy (D) | Voice vote |
| 1961 | Western District of South Carolina | Kennedy (D) | Voice vote |
| 1965 | District of South Carolina | Reassigned | – |
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
Judicial Record
In our data, Martin authored 14 published opinions for the court (1962–1977). Most cited: United States v. Medical Society of South Carolina (45 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | United States v. Medical Society of South Carolina | 298 F. Supp. 145 | 45 |
| 1964 | Cooper Agency, Inc. v. McLeod | 235 F. Supp. 276 | 22 |
| 1977 | CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA CHAPTER, ETC. v. Martin | 431 F. Supp. 1182 | 21 |
| 1963 | Brown v. School District No. 20, Charleston, South Carolina | 226 F. Supp. 819 | 21 |
| 1966 | Hall v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance | 268 F. Supp. 995 | 17 |
| 1967 | Darlington-Hartsville Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. United States | 273 F. Supp. 229 | 14 |
| 1962 | Hipp v. United States | 215 F. Supp. 222 | 14 |
| 1968 | United States Ex Rel. Clark v. All Star Triangle Bowl, Inc. | 283 F. Supp. 300 | 11 |
| 1974 | American Trust Co. v. South Carolina State Board of Bank Control | 381 F. Supp. 313 | 9 |
| 1973 | United States v. Welch | 377 F. Supp. 367 | 7 |
| 1965 | Gulf Oil Corporation v. O'KEEFFE | 242 F. Supp. 881 | 6 |
| 1966 | Finger v. United States | 257 F. Supp. 312 | 5 |
| 1964 | Bellamy v. United States | 235 F. Supp. 139 | 4 |
| 1962 | Charleston Chair Company v. United States | 203 F. Supp. 126 | 4 |
Showing the 14 most-cited of 14 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 James Robert Martin Jr.?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed James Robert Martin Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina in 1961.
- Was James Robert Martin Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James Robert Martin Jr. was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was James Robert Martin Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- James Robert Martin Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on September 8, 1961. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was James Robert Martin Jr. on?
- James Robert Martin Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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19 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).