William J. Martini at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey · Federal
- Judicial service
- November 19, 2002–present
William J. Martini
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Commissioner, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 1999-2002
- Private practice, Newark, NJ, 1997-2002
- U.S. representative from New Jersey, 1995-1997
- Freeholder (elected), Passaic County, NJ, 1993-1995
- City councilman, Clifton, NJ, 1990-1994
- Private practice, New Jersey, 1977-1994
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 1974-1977
- Assistant prosecutor, Hudson County, NJ, 1973-1974
- Law clerk, Hon. Joseph P. Hanrahan, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1972-1973
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. New Jersey, 2002-2015
- United States federal judge
Education
- Villanova University · B.A., 1968
- Rutgers School of Law–Newark · Juris Doctor
- Passaic High School
- Rutgers University
Personal record
Born 1947 · Passaic, NJ
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Courtroom Technology . The District Court has acquired various audio/visual and automated evidence presentation equipment which is available to the Bar at no cost. Each courthouse in the District is equipped with these devices, which are fairly simple to operate.Courtroom Technology | District of New Jersey | United States District Court ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391656CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2069/william-j-martini/Courtroom Technology | District of New Jersey | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.njd.uscourts.gov/courtroom-technologyFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts