Background
Martin was born in Adelaide and was educated at the Oakbank Area School and the Adelaide High School before studying at the University of Adelaide.
judge Chief Justice of the Northern Territory
Martin was born in Adelaide and was educated at the Oakbank Area School and the Adelaide High School before studying at the University of Adelaide.
Martin was born in Adelaide and was educated at the Oakbank Area School and the Adelaide High School before studying at the.
He was a judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia before being appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory in 2004. He served in the Northern Territory between 2004 and 2010. He served as an acting Judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 2012.
He was admitted to practice law in 1970, becoming an assistant Crown Prosecutor in Adelaide in 1974 and eventually the Senior Crown Prosecutor in 1982.
Martin was appointed as a Queen"s Counsel (Queen's Counsel) in 1984 and in 1991 was appointed as Senior Counsel assisting the Royal Commission into Washington Incorporated.
Martin was appointed as the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions in 1997 a position he held until taking up his appointment as a Judge of the South Australian Supreme Court. He was sworn in as the Northern Territory"s fifth Chief Justice on 27 January 2004 following the retirement of Brian Frank Martin.
Justice Martin was the trial judge for the trial of R v Murdoch, which commenced with a voir dire in April 2005 and the trial proper began on 17 October 2005, and was completed with a verdict of guilty on 13 December 2005. Martin delivered his verdict in November 2012
Martin played 63 games, kicking 68 goals for Sturt Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
He played in two SANFL premierships for the Double Blues.
He was a Director of the Adelaide Crows Football Club from 1994 to 1998 and was Chairman of the Westminster School Council from 1988 to 1996.
