[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
[June 12, 1991]
[Page 643]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Nomination of Jeffrey C. Martin To Be General Counsel at the Department 
of Education
June 12, 1991

    The President today announced his intention to nominate Jeffrey C. 
Martin, of Tennessee, to be General Counsel of the Department of 
Education. He would succeed Edward C. Stringer.
    Currently, Mr. Martin serves as a consultant to the Secretary at the 
Department of Education in Washington, DC. Prior to this, Mr. Martin 
served with the law firm of Shea & Gardner as a partner, 1985-1991; as 
an associate, 1980-1985; and as an associate with Barnes Hickman, 
Pantzer & Boyd, 1979-1980. From 1978 to 1979, Mr. Martin served as a law 
clerk to the Honorable Spottswood W. Robinson III, U.S. Court of Appeals 
for the District of Columbia Circuit.
    Mr. Martin graduated from Indiana University (B.A., 1975) and the 
University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1978). Mr. Martin was born 
December 5, 1953, in Columbus, OH. He is married, has two children, and 
resides in Silver Spring, MD.