Carla Martin

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Carla J. Martin is an American lawyer.

Contents 1 Background 2 Moussaoui trial 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Background

Carla J. Martin graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville^[1] '. Ms. Martin earned her law degree from the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington D.C. in 1989^[2]

Martin was admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania in 1990.^[1] She began working at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during law school.^[2]

Martin's case, Public Citizen, Aviation Consumer Action Project, and Families of Pan Am 103 v. FAA, 988 F.2d 186 (D.C.Cir. 1993) is one of the seminal federal cases cited for the protection and non-disclosure of sensitive security information (SSI).^{[citation needed]} Ms. Martin was also responsible for the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie bombing case for several years, and her work in this case is chronicled in the book by aviation security expert Rodney Wallis, Lockerbie: The Story and the Lessons.^{[verification needed]}

[edit] Moussaoui trial

While working for the Federal Aviation Administration, Carla Martin was assigned to the case of United States v. Zacarias Moussaoui and continued her work on that case after transferring to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in 2002. In June 2002, Ms. Martin assisted in drafting a motion and protective order to protect sensitive security information from being disclosed to defendant Moussaoui. See, Motion by USA as to Zacharias Moussaoui for Protective Order Prohibiting Disclosure of Sensitive Aviation Security Information to Defendant.^{[citation needed]}

During the sentencing trial in March 2006, Judge Leonie Brinkema learned that Martin may have contacted seven FAA witnesses in violation of a court order.^[3] Martin denied any wrongdoing in connection with her work on the Moussaoui trial. Roscoe Howard, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia and Martin's attorney at the time, stated that "only her accusers' stories have been told, and those stories have been accepted as the whole truth." "They are not."^[4] Ultimately, federal prosecutors declined (without elaboration) to bring criminal charges against her.^[5]

[edit] See also

• Airline security
• Airport security repercussions due to the September 11, 2001 attacks
• Sensitive Security Information

[edit] References

• Lockerbie: The Story and the Lessons. Rodney Wallis. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger/Greenwood, 2000. ISBN 0-27596-493-0.
• Markon, Jerry. (2006) "Investigations, Lawsuits Still Dogging 9/11 Lawyer". The Washington Post. July 10, 2006. Found at [5] - Accessed January 8, 2008