Hon. Beverly B. Martin

JAMS Mediation and Arbitration Services

Beverly served as a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit from 2010 to 2021.  Before joining the Court of Appeals, Beverly sat for nearly a decade as a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia in Atlanta.

After leaving the court, Beverly went to work for New York University Law School as the Executive Director of the Center on Civil Justice.  Now, she works as an arbitrator and mediator for JAMS.  She also serves as a volunteer at Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, California, where she works to support the legal team.

Prior to taking her oath as a U.S. Judge, Beverly was the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia as well as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in that office.  She represented the State of Georgia between 1984 and 1994 as an Assistant Attorney General in Atlanta.  She began her legal career in Macon with the law firm of Martin, Snow, Grant & Napier LLP in 1981.  

Beverly received her JD from the University of Georgia School of Law and her BA from Stetson University.