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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release March 27, 2000

             PRESIDENT CLINTON NOMINATES ROGER L. HUNT AND
                 BEVERLY B. MARTIN TO THE FEDERAL BENCH

     The President today nominated Roger L. Hunt to the U.S. District

Court for the District of Nevada, and Beverly B. Martin to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Roger L. Hunt, of Henderson, Nevada, has been a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of Nevada since 1992. Prior to joining the federal judiciary, Hunt served as a senior partner, partner, and associate at the law firm of Edwards, Hunt, Hale and Hansen and its predecessor firms from 1971 to 1992. He was also a Deputy District Attorney for the Clark County District Attorney's Office from 1970 to 1971. Hunt received his B.A. degree from Brigham Young University in 1966, and his J.D. degree, with honors, from George Washington University in 1970.

Beverly B. Martin, of Macon, Georgia, has been the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia since 1998. Prior to becoming United States Attorney, Martin served as Acting United States Attorney (1997-1998) and as an Assistant United States Attorney (1994-1997) with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia. She previously was an Assistant Attorney General for the State Law Department of the Georgia Attorney General's Office from 1984 to 1994, and worked as an associate at Martin, Snow, Grant & Napier from 1981 to 1984. Martin received her B.A. degree from Stetson University in 1976, and her J.D. degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1981.

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