What is Boyce F. Martin Jr.?
[[File:Boyce F. Martin, Jr..jpg|thumb|right|180px|Martin, Jr. in 2007]] '''Boyce Ficklen Martin, Jr.''' (October 23, 1935 &ndash; June 1, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] judge. He was born in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. He was the [[United States federal judge|United States Circuit Judge]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]]. He was appointed by [[Jimmy Carter]] in 1979. Martin served as Chief Judge of the circuit from 1996 to 2003. He wrote more than 1100 opinions during his 34-year career. Martin, Jr. died at his home in [[Louisville, Kentucky]] from [[brain cancer]] on June 1, 2016, aged 80.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/e8768e08b63d46f8a431c37095d57fcb/KY--Obit-Martin|title=Longtime 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Boyce F. Martin Jr. has died after battling brain cancer|publisher=Daily Reporter.com|author=Associated Press|date=June 1, 2016|access-date=June 3, 2016|archive-date=July 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701153825/http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/e8768e08b63d46f8a431c37095d57fcb/KY--Obit-Martin|url-status=deviated|archivedate=July 1, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701153825/http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/e8768e08b63d46f8a431c37095d57fcb/KY--Obit-Martin}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://history.circ6.dcn/Circuit/bfm-bio.htm Biography of Boyce F. Martin on the 6th Circuit website]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Jr., Boyce F.}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Kentucky]] [[Category:Deaths from brain cancer]] [[Category:American judges]] [[Category:Politicians from Boston]] {{US-bio-stub}}