Alice Martin
Encyclopedia
Alice Martin is the United States Attorney
for the U. S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
. She was nominated by George W. Bush
and has served since September 29, 2001. She previously ran as a Republican candidate in two failed elections.
Martin tendered her resignation from office in June 2009, five months after the inauguration of Democratic President Barack Obama.
She has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Vanderbilt University
and is a Registered Nurse. She worked as a nurse during law school and received her Juris Doctorate in 1981 from the University of Mississippi
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Martin was also criticized and investigated for perjury in Brown v. Ashcroft, which dealt with a FOIA request concerning Martin firing a black assistant attorney. The case was decided by Fuller, who served as judge in the Siegelman case.
Currently the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility
is investigating her for misconduct in two cases including the Siegelman and Axion Corp.. The Axion Corp. complaint "says Martin and two of her deputies allegedly told defense lawyers that their goal was to put the company owner out of business whether or not he was convicted." Her case against Axion was thrown out at trial and the Department of Justice was ordered to pay the costs of the defendants.
She has also been accused of getting a critic, employed by University of Alabama at Birmingham
, fired. Martin denies this.
United States Attorney
United States Attorneys represent the United States federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. There are 93 U.S. Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands...
for the U. S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties: Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman, De Kalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar,...
. She was nominated by George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
and has served since September 29, 2001. She previously ran as a Republican candidate in two failed elections.
Martin tendered her resignation from office in June 2009, five months after the inauguration of Democratic President Barack Obama.
She has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
and is a Registered Nurse. She worked as a nurse during law school and received her Juris Doctorate in 1981 from the University of Mississippi
University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the...
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Controversy
Martin has been criticized for her involvement in the prosecution of former Alabama Governor Don SiegelmanDon Siegelman
Don Eugene Siegelman is an American Democratic Party politician who held numerous offices in Alabama. He was the 51st Governor of Alabama for one term from 1999 to 2003...
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Martin was also criticized and investigated for perjury in Brown v. Ashcroft, which dealt with a FOIA request concerning Martin firing a black assistant attorney. The case was decided by Fuller, who served as judge in the Siegelman case.
Currently the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility
Office of Professional Responsibility
The Office of Professional Responsibility is part of the United States Department of Justice responsible for investigating attorneys employed by the DOJ who have been accused of misconduct or crimes in their professional functions...
is investigating her for misconduct in two cases including the Siegelman and Axion Corp.. The Axion Corp. complaint "says Martin and two of her deputies allegedly told defense lawyers that their goal was to put the company owner out of business whether or not he was convicted." Her case against Axion was thrown out at trial and the Department of Justice was ordered to pay the costs of the defendants.
She has also been accused of getting a critic, employed by University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Alabama at Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public university in Birmingham in the U.S. state of Alabama. Developing from an extension center established in 1936, the institution became an autonomous institution in 1969 and is today one of three institutions in the University of Alabama System...
, fired. Martin denies this.
External links
- Alice H. Martin from United States District Court for the Northern District of AlabamaUnited States District Court for the Northern District of AlabamaThe United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties: Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman, De Kalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar,...