Daniel G. Martin

Daniel G. Martin joined the Office of Administrative Hearings as an Administrative Law Judge on October 4, 1999. Judge Martin received a bachelor's degree from The Colorado College and a master's degree from the University of Arizona prior to attending law school at the University of Arizona College of Law where he served as Managing Editor of the Arizona Law Review. While in law school, Judge Martin worked for a semester in Washington, D.C. as a legal extern in the office of Senator Dennis DeConcini, where he assisted in Senate Judiciary Committee matters. Between 1991 and 1992, Judge Martin served as law clerk to the Honorable James Moeller, Vice Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. After completing his clerkship, Judge Martin worked for two Phoenix law firms prior to joining the Office of Administrative Hearings. Judge Martin's private practice experience includes both complex litigation and transactional work. Judge Martin is active in the community and the bar; he is the past chair of the State Bar's Public Lawyers Section, a member of the Lorna Lockwood Inn of Court, and is involved with several local charitable and youth organizations, including the Arizona Sudden Infant Death Foundation and the Ahwatukee Foothills Soccer Club. In June 2006, Judge Martin received the 2006 Judicial Award of Excellence from the Public Lawyers Section of the State Bar.