Robert L. Martin

Justice Robert L. Martin was appointed to a newly-created position by Governor Brown Jr. on December 1, 1982 and was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments on December 27, 1982. He was also a Judge of the Superior Court, Fresno County from 1977-1982 and was elected to the position in 1978. Before that, he had a private law practice focusing on personal injury, business and family law cases in Fresno, California. He also had past employment as a Deputy and Senior Deputy District Attorney of Fresno County from 1960-64, and a Trust Officer at Pacific National Bank and Bank of America in San Francisco from 1957-60. He holds a LL.B from Lincoln University Law School (first in his class) and an A.A. from San Jose State College. He also served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and has been a member of the California Judges Association, American Bar Association, and Fresno County Bar Association since 1976.