Magistrate Jane Spring Martin has served as a part-time magistrate/referee of the Chillicothe Municipal Court since 1980. Her duties include presiding over Small Claims Court; hearing all Evictions, Rent Escrows and proceedings in aid of execution of judgments including Contempt of Court citations; hearing appeals of Administrative License Suspensions and vehicle penalty matters. She also hears other civil matters as may be referred by the Judges.

Ms. Martin has been engaged in the private practice of law in Chillicothe since 1978. She served as Assistant Director of Law from 1978 to 1980, and as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Ross County from 1986 through 1988.

Magistrate Martin received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Ohio University in 1975, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude, and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. She received her Juris Doctorate from the Ohio State University of Law in 1978.
Magistrate Martin has been involved in various civic and charitable organizations, including the Altrusa Club, United Way, Good Samaritan Network, Board of Directors of the Chillicothe/Ross Chamber of Commerce, and Board of Trustees of Adena Health System. She is a member of the Ross County Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, and the Ohio Association of Magistrates. She is also a member of the First Presbyterian Church.

Magistrate Martin is married to Jeffery K. Martin, O.D. They have two children.