James Martinez

Mike Martinez practiced law for 33 years before he became a full-time teacher. From 1995 until 2020, he also taught political science and public administration courses part-time at several Georgia colleges and universities, including Georgia State University, the University of Georgia, Kennesaw State University (KSU), and GGC. He taught environmental law part-time at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School from 1997 until 1999. Before joining GGC in August 2024, he taught full-time at KSU from 2020-2024.

Martinez has published academic articles in many scholarly journals. In addition, he has co-edited three academic books and written 18 books on a variety of political and historical topics, including terrorism, crime, race, ethics and American political institutions. Copies of his articles as well as information on his books can be found at www.jmichaelmartinez.com.