By Allan Lengel
tickethewire.com
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of U.S. District Judge Beverly Martin, a former U.S. Attorney, to the federal court of appeals judge in Atlanta, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Martin joins the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which includes Georgia, Alabama and Florida.
“It is humbling that President Obama and his administration thought of me for this job,” Martin, 54, said shortly after the vote, according to the newspaper.
In 1998, President Clinton appointed her as the U.S. Attorney in Macon, Ga., and two years later he made her a U.S. District Court judge.
