Mark D. Martin (born April 29, 1963) is an American jurist who served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina from 2014 through 2019.

He was appointed by North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory to become Chief Justice on September 1, 2014 upon the retirement of Sarah Parker.

[3] Martin was born in Brussels, where his father, who served in the United States Air Force, was assigned to the U.S.

The appointment came as former Chief Justice Sarah Parker reached the state's mandatory retirement age of 72.

[4] Governor Roy Cooper appointed Associate Justice Cheri Beasley as Martin’s successor.

[8] Martin has served on a number of entities within the American Bar Association (ABA), including the Advisory Commission to the World Justice Project, the Executive Committee of the Appellate Judges Conference, the Coalition for Justice, the Commission on State Court Funding, the John Marshall Award Review Committee, and The Judges’ Journal Editorial Board.

Martin has also been active within the Appellate Judges Education Institute (AJEI), serving as both a member and Chair of the Program Planning Committee.