IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION congratulating Judge Gene R. Martin on his 19 years as a Jackson County, Missouri circuit judge, and wishing him well on his retirement.
Intro
RESOLUTION # 11298, May 20, 1996
INTRODUCED BY Lisa White Hardwick, Fred Arbanas, John Patrick Burnett, James D. Tindall, Dennis Waits, Victor E. Callahan,
Dan Tarwater, Dixie M. Flynn, and John C. Graham, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, Gene R. Martin was born on July 18, 1926, in Kansas City, Missouri, where he received his public education; and,
WHEREAS, prior to his legal career, Judge Martin served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1945; and,
WHEREAS, Judge Martin received his J. D. degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1953; and,
WHEREAS, while obtaining his law degree, Judge Martin served as a deputy court clerk in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri from 1951-1953, and after being admitted to the bar became associated with Wilbur B. Ennis, with whom he later formed a partnership known as Ennis, Browne & Martin; and,
WHEREAS, Judge Martin continued his practice of law with this firm until his appointment to the 16th Judicial Circuit bench in Jackson County on December 21, 1976; and,
WHEREAS, during his judicial career, Judge Martin served as Presiding Judge from 1989 to 1990; and,
WHEREAS, Judge Martin is a member of the Missouri Bar, an honorary member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and the Lawyers Association of Kansas City, MO, and has served as a member of the Missouri Supreme Court's Judicial Education Committee, Executive Council of the State Judicial Conference, Executive Committee of the State Presiding Judges, and Missouri Press-Bar Commission; and,
WHEREAS, he serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Foundation, has served on numerous circuit court committees, and served ...
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