The Hon. J. Martin Bass (Ret.) served as a judge for the 15th Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia. He retired from the bench on April 30, 2013, and joined The McCammon Group.
The 15th Judicial Circuit encompasses Fredericksburg and Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Westmoreland Counties.
Prior to his election, Bass was a judge for the 15th Judicial District Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, a position he held for ten years. Before that, he maintained a general practice in Fredericksburg.
Bass earned a bachelor’s degree from Washington and Lee University in 1970. He then completed a J.D. at the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1974. He is licensed to practice in Arkansas (1974) and Virginia (1976).
His memberships have included the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, the Judicial Conference of Virginia, and the Judicial Conference of Virginia for District Courts.