The Hon. Crystal Wise Martin is a judge for the 5th Chancery Court District of Mississippi in Hinds County. She was elected to the bench in 2018 to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of her mother, the Hon. Patrice Wise.
Prior to her election, Martin was an assistant district attorney with the Hinds County District Attorney’s Office. Before that, she owned Precious Martin & Associates, PLLC.
Martin received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Spelman College. She then completed a J.D. at the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1998. While a law student, Martin served as a legal writing teaching assistant and worked with the United States Attorney’s Office.
Her mother was elected to the bench in 1989 and her father, Mark Wise, is an engineer.