boyce ficklen martin, jr. (october 23, 1935 – june 1, 2016) was an american judge. he was born in boston, massachusetts. he was the 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.