WILLIAM L. MARTIN, III

William L. Martin, III is a native Georgian born in Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia. Mr. Martin attended and graduated from Hogansville High School in 1965. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Auburn University in 1969.

In 1968, Mr. Martin worked for the Opelika Daily News in Opelika, Alabama, and the LaGrange Daily News in LaGrange, Georgia in 1968 and 1969.

From 1970 - 1972, Mr. Martin served in the United States Army; he attended the University of Georgia School of Law and graduated with a J.D. degree in 1974.

Upon admission to the Georgia State Bar in November 1974, Mr. Martin practiced law in Bremen, Georgia, and also served as the Recorder's Court Judge.

In 1977, Mr. Martin became the law clerk for The Honorable Harold L. Murphy, U.S. District Judge Northern District of Georgia, Rome Division.

In 1978, Mr. Martin began private practice in Douglasville, Georgia, with the law firm of Hartley, Martin, Rowe and Fowler.

Mr. Martin served as the District Court Administrator for the Seventh Judicial Administrative District for thirteen years (1981 - 1993) before becoming the Clerk of Court for the Court of Appeals.

On January 1, 1994, Mr. Martin became the sixth Clerk of Court and the first Court Administrator for the Court of Appeals of Georgia.