Obama Nominates Judge Joseph Greenaway & Beverly Martin for the 3rd and 11th US Appeals Courts

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President Barack Obama today nominated two federal district judges for elevation to appeals courts.

Judge Joseph Greenaway Jr., who sits on the U.S. District Court in New Jersey, was tapped for a slot on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. For a seat on the 11th Circuit, Obama nominated Judge Beverly Martin of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

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Judge Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr.



Judge Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., 51, has served as a U.S. District Court Judge in New Jersey for more than 12 years. Prior to being confirmed to the federal bench, he was an in-house general attorney at Johnson & Johnson for six years. Before that, Judge Greenaway served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Newark. As a federal prosecutor, Judge Greenaway spent four years in the Criminal Division and served for one year as Chief of the Narcotics Division.

After graduating from law school, Judge Greenaway spent a year working in private practice before clerking for Judge Vincent Broderick, a U.S. District Judge in the Southern District of New York. He then returned to private practice for two years as a litigation associate.

Judge Greenaway has received numerous awards recognizing his judicial excellence, including the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Award of Excellence, the Columbia College John Jay Award, and the Columbia University Medal of Excellence, among others.

Judge Greenaway is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School. At Harvard, he was the recipient of the Earl Warren Legal Scholarship and served as a member of the Harvard Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law Review.



Judge Beverly B. Martin



Judge Beverly B. Martin, 53, grew up in Macon, Georgia. She graduated from Stetson University and the University of Georgia School of Law.

After graduating from law school, Judge Martin spent several years working in private practice as an associate at Martin & Snow in Macon. In 1984, she became an Assistant Attorney General in the Office of the Attorney General of Georgia, where she worked for ten years representing the state.

In 1994, Judge Martin joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Middle District of Georgia as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. In 1997, Judge Martin was elevated to Acting U.S. Attorney and she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as U.S. Attorney in 1998. As a federal prosecutor, Judge Martin served as the government’s lead counsel in a variety of criminal matters, including drug conspiracy, firearms possession, and counterfeiting cases.

Since 2000, Judge Martin has served as a U.S. District Court Judge in the Northern District of Georgia.

Judge Martin has worked to help her community by serving on the Board of Directors for a Community College Foundation and working with Habitat for Humanity.


White House Press Release
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Nominates-Judge-Joseph-A-Greenaway-Jr-for-the-Third-Circuit-and-Judge-Beverly-B-Martin-for-United-States-Court-of-Appeals-for-the-Eleventh-Circuit/

Federal Judicial Center pages
Martin:
http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=2876
Greenaway:
http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=911


3rd Circuit


11th Circuit



Where are these Circuits?

[MadMaddie]

1. Wow actually nominating qualified people for the

right positions, to me this is such a breath of fresh air!!

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2. Some of these folks may be looked at for SCOTUS in a few years

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3. Notice that Greenaway will turn the 3rd Circuit blue (majority Dem appointees)

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4. And take Alito's old seat on that court

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5. Martin upheld lethal injections but dissented in an excessive force case (taser)

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6. Obama's first judicial selections are yet to pass the full Senate