Prior to attending law school, Ms. Martin received her undergraduate degree, a Bachelor of Science, in Criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1994, cum laude, and she received her graduate degree, a Master's of Science, in Criminology from St. Joseph's University in 1996, summa cum laude. She received her Juris Doctorate from Rutgers School of Law in Camden, in 1999. Following her graduation from Rutgers, she served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Thomas W. Cavanagh, Jr., J.S.C., in the Monmouth County, Family Part.