James Loren Martin (September 13, 1846 – January 14, 1915) was an American lawyer, politician, and United States federal judge.

[1] The son of James and Lucy (Gray) Martin,[2] he began paying for his own tuition at age 14 by working in a chair factory, producing maple sugar, and clearing land.

[3] His education included the schools of Landgrove and the academies of Londonderry, Vermont and Marlow, New Hampshire.

He served as United States Attorney for the District of Vermont beginning in 1898, succeeding John H.

[2] He died at the train station in Montpelier, Vermont after suffering a heart attack on January 14, 1915, aged 68.