William J. Martini
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by voice vote, William J. Martini is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He earned a law degree from Rutgers School of Law -- Newark in 1972. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1947 · age 79
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2002
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Villanova 1968 · Rutgers Law -- Newark 1972
- Succeeded
- John C. Lifland
- Succeeded by
- Julien Xavier Neals
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | District of New Jersey succeeded John C. Lifland | G.W. Bush (R) | 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
| Villanova University | B.A. | 1968 |
| Rutgers School of Law -- Newark | J.D. | 1972 |
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Law clerk, Hon. Joseph P. Hanrahan, Superior Court of New Jersey | 1972-1973 |
| Assistant prosecutor, Hudson County, New Jersey | 1973-1974 |
| Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey | 1974-1977 |
| Private practice, New Jersey | 1977-1994 |
| City councilman, Clifton, New Jersey | 1990-1994 |
| Freeholder (elected), Passaic County, New Jersey | 1993-1995 |
| U.S. representative from New Jersey | 1995-1997 |
| Private practice, Newark, New Jersey | 1997-2002 |
| Commissioner, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | 1999-2002 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Martini was assigned 5,277 district-court cases (1989–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 164 days across 5,092 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 220 of Martini’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 189 were affirmed, 19 reversed or vacated, and 12 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, Martini authored 41 published opinions for the court (2003–2011). Most cited: Snyder v. FARNAM COMPANIES, INC. (130 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Snyder v. FARNAM COMPANIES, INC. | 792 F. Supp. 2d 712 | 130 |
| 2004 | Mosaid Technologies Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. | 348 F. Supp. 2d 332 | 76 |
| 2011 | ARLANDSON v. Hartz Mountain Corp. | 792 F. Supp. 2d 691 | 67 |
| 2008 | City of Perth Amboy v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America | 539 F. Supp. 2d 742 | 41 |
| 2005 | In Re Franklin Mutual Funds Fee Litigation | 388 F. Supp. 2d 451 | 37 |
| 2008 | In Re Human Tissue Products Liability Litigation | 582 F. Supp. 2d 644 | 19 |
| 2003 | American Marine Rail NJ, LLC v. City of Bayonne | 289 F. Supp. 2d 569 | 15 |
| 2003 | EI Du Pont De Nemours and Co. v. United States | 297 F. Supp. 2d 740 | 11 |
| 2006 | Ryker v. Current | 338 B.R. 642 | 10 |
| 2004 | United States v. Isley | 356 F. Supp. 2d 391 | 10 |
| 2007 | Sarmiento v. Montclair State University | 513 F. Supp. 2d 72 | 9 |
| 2006 | In Re Lord Abbett Mutual Funds Fee Litigation | 463 F. Supp. 2d 505 | 9 |
| 2005 | Mosaid Technologies Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. | 362 F. Supp. 2d 526 | 9 |
| 2005 | In Re Lord Abbett Mutual Funds Fee Litigation | 407 F. Supp. 2d 616 | 8 |
| 2005 | Silvestri v. Oliva | 403 F. Supp. 2d 378 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 41 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 William J. Martini?
- President George W. Bush appointed William J. Martini to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 2002.
- Was William J. Martini appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William J. Martini was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William J. Martini's confirmation vote?
- William J. Martini was confirmed by voice vote on November 14, 2002. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is William J. Martini on?
- William J. Martini is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).