District Justice Mark W Martin

Judge Mark W. Martin violated the oath of office he swore to gain the authority he presently has. As far as I'm concerned he permentantly nullified his authority by placing Sharia principles above the Constitution of the United States. He clearly has no objectivity when he adjudicates a case invovling a Muslim. I fear that Mark Martin will continue to allow physical assault and worse solely based on Sharia law. He's unfit to be a judge in America and should make the Middle East his permenant home. I will never recognize his authority and challenge him to prove it! more

Upon reading the article regarding Mark Martin, I was frankly stunned at his brashness and lack of objectivity while sitting on the bench. Not only did he fail to properly try this particular case but he also, very clearly, states HIS position on it and why HE, as a Muslim, understands why a fellow muslim did what he did. Without knowing a single thing about this case, hearing what the ""judge"" said, I would immediately understand this judge was extremely biased and clearly pushing an agenda. I truly hope the people of Mechanicsburg, and Pennsylvania, have the backbone to not stand by idly and ensure Mr. Martin is removed from his position of power. For the record, I would have the same exact opinion on this if it were a Jewish, Christian, Hindi, etc judge who used their faith as a reasoning for their supposedly impartial rendering of the law. more

The case in which Judge Martin dismissed U.S. law in favor of Sharia law shows that Judge Martin should not be in the position he is in. I am a devout Christian. I am also an American. Judge Martin is also an American, one who has served his country in the military. For that, I appreciate Judge Martin. However, somewhere along the way, Judge Martin has either lost his values as an American or has become so afraid of Islamic backlash that his ability to uphold the laws of the U.S. are skewed by his fear of those he is in charge of judging on U.S. law. I don't pretend to understand atheists or why the victim of the assault by a Muslim man felt the need to be offensive to religions. By dressing up as zombie pope and zombie Mohamed, atheists felt the need to express their views that people of faith are zombies...ok, that I understand. I don't agree, but I understand. However, this is the U.S. and not an Islamic nation. Judge Martin had no right to refer to the victim as looking like a doofus, who doesn't look like a doofus dressed up for Halloween? Judge Martin had no right telling the victim that had he dressed the way he did in an Islamic country that he would have been killed. This is the United States of America, not an Islamic country. However, Judge Martin ruled as if he were ruling in an Islamic country. Judge Martin sent a clear message to American Muslims that it is alright for them to forcibly attack those they believe are being offensive to Islam. This is an attack on the First Amendment of the Constitution that Judge Martin is supposed to be devending and upholding. In light of Judge Martin's either loss of American values or his cowardness in having to rule against Muslims when they commit a crime, Judge Martin clearly needs to be taken out of the legal system. At the very least, Mark Martin has no right being an U.S. judge. more

I know of an instance where Judge Martin refers to the victim of an assault as a 'doofus' and then tells him he abused his right to free speech by 'offending muslims to their very being' I wonder if he takes his position seriously or is just out to insult people and impose his will, law be damned. Oh and the attacker was muslim so is judge Mark Martin funny how that works - Go to you tube and search Judge Mark Martin there is a recording of everything I have described more

I was called to court on truancy charges. My mother and I had been under the impression that we were assigned a public defender, but once we arrived we found out that they had reviewed the charges and decided we were not eligible. My mom was left to defend herself, having never been in court before; she was a nervous mess. At one point I tried to correct a statement she had made, and Judge Martin held his hand up to silence me. I was not allowed to speak for the remainder of the hearing. After each side had given their argument, Judge Martin instantly gave his verdict of guilty. He took no time to make up his mind; in fact, it seemed he had had it made up from the moment we walked into the room. He explained why he had decided so, bringing up a few points that my mother had already clearly explained during her testimony. It was obvious that he hadn't been listening. He then proceeded to call my mother a ""lame, pathetic"" and weak parent, which I found to be a wholly unnecessary comment. He showed no sympathy or empathy, nor did he make any attempt to understand our side of the story. I am appalled at how he made my mother feel, and I found his behavior offensive and unprofessional. Pros: He appeared to be listening (again, I said ""appeared""). Cons: Didn't actually listen; made hurtful, inappropriate comments more