Darwin and Beyond
Chief Justice Martin was appointed as Northern Territory Solicitor-General and Secretary of the Department of Law in 1981 and relocated to Darwin. In 1982 he was appointed as a Queen's Counsel and was awarded an MBE.
He resigned as Secretary of the Department of Law on 3 May 1986 but stayed on as Solicitor-General until he was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory on 30 September 1987.
He was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1989.
As Chief Justice he was a strong defender of the independence of the judiciary and was an even stronger supporter of the Independent Bar. He was the first Northern Territory Chief Justice to use technology such as the internet to display sentencing remarks. He also oversaw the introduction of videoconferencing and implemented the first regular sittings of the Court at Katherine.
During his time as Chief Justice he was Chairman of the Northern Territory Parole Board and held a commission as Acting Administrator.
He retired on 31 October 2003 and still lives in Darwin.
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