Dean Earl Martin Retires from U.S. Air Force JAG On January 11, 2008, Dean Earl Martin was honored with a retirement ceremony marking the end of his career with the U.S. Air Force JAG Corps. Marty’s record of service with the Air Force is exemplary. He began his military career in 1987, after graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif. His first assignment was Assistant Staff Judge Advocate at Pease Air Force Base in New Hampshire, where he represented the Air Force in various legal proceedings. From 1989 to 1990, Marty served as Assistant Staff Judge Advocate at RAF Mildenhall, and from 1990 to 1992, at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, in England. From there he moved to Rhein Main Air Base in Germany to serve as the Circuit Defense Counsel for the European Judicial Circuit, which included twenty-three major Air Force installations in nine countries. In 1995, Marty returned to the United States as a reservist and was assigned to Bolling Air Force Base in Washington D.C. He served as an appellate defense counsel representing Air Force members in their criminal appeals before the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals. By 1998, Marty was the Supervisory Trial Defense Counsel at Bolling. After a period at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving as assistant general counsel to the 4,000 undergraduate students, Marty moved to Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. Here he again served as an assistant Staff Judge Advocate, providing valuable legal assistance to active duty, reserve, and retired personnel. When Marty accepted the position of dean of Gonzaga Law School and moved to Spokane, he continued his service in the reserves at Fairchild Air Force Base. Earl “Marty” Martin marks the end of a distinguished career as a member of the JAG in service to his country, and retires with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
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December Graduation 2007 This last December 14, fifteen students received their J.D. in a ceremony held in the Barbieri Courtroom. Family, friends, and faculty filled the courtroom to share in the special time as students accepted their degrees. A reception with family and friends followed, celebrating the success of the new graduates. Graduates were: Ryan Alexeev, Richard Goulding, Elizabeth Guerra, Takeshi Iizumi, Amy Johnson, Dillon Larkin, Dominic Lindauer, Jack McClellan, Kirk Miller, Rebecca Sheppard, Roselee Simkins, Daniel Stovern, Ronna Washines, Stephanie Williams Cady, and Fanny Zhang.
Above: Dean Martin, his sons Case and Cade, and Lt. Col. Chris Petras
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