William J. Martini

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William J. "Bill" Martini (b. January 10, 1947 in Passaic, New Jersey) is a current United States district court judge. Before his judicial service, Martini was a Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 8th congressional district (map) in the House of Representatives, where he served from January 3, 1995-January 3, 1997.

Martini graduated from Passaic High School, Villanova University in Philadelphia, and received his law degree from Rutgers University in 1972.

Martini started his career as an assistant in the Hudson County prosecutor's office in 1973. The following year, he was named an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, and served in that post until 1977. He went into private practice after that.

Martini would eventually land in Passaic County again, and won election to the city council in Clifton, New Jersey in 1990. He would add a position on the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders to his resume in 1992.

In 1994, the Republican Party nominated Martini for Congress, putting him up against incumbent Herbert Klein, who had fallen out of favor with voters. Martini won the seat, gaining one of many seats the Republicans gained as they took control of both houses of Congress.

Martini served one term, and was defeated for reelection in 1996 by Bill Pascrell Jr. He has not run for office since.

In 1999, the Governor of New Jersey Christine Todd Whitman named Martini head of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a post in which he served for three years.

On January 23, 2002, Martini was nominated to serve as a judge in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by President Bush. The Senate confirmed him, and on November 19, 2002, he took his seat on the bench.

[edit] External links

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Department of Justice resume
• Federal Judicial Center biography

Preceded by Herbert Klein

New Jersey's 8th congressional district 1995–1997

Succeeded by Bill Pascrell Jr.