David Nahmias

David E. Nahmias (born September 11, 1964) is the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia since 2021. He is the former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.[1]

David Nahmias
Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court
Assumed office
July 1, 2021
Preceded byHarold Melton
Associate Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court
Assumed office
September 3, 2009
Appointed bySonny Perdue
Preceded byLeah Ward Sears
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia
In office
2004–2009
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byWilliam S. Duffey Jr.
Succeeded bySally Yates
Personal details
Born (1964-09-11) September 11, 1964
EducationDuke University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Background and early career

He attended Briarcliff High School and was the state's STAR student. He attended Duke University, where he graduated first in his class and summa cum laude, and Harvard Law School, where in 1991 he graduated magna cum laude and was an editor of the Harvard Law Review (along with President Obama).

Career

He clerked for Judge Laurence H. Silberman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and Justice Antonin Scalia of the U.S. Supreme Court during the 1992 Term.[1]

He worked for law firm of Hogan & Hartson in Washington, D.C. In 1995, Nahmias joined the U.S. Attorney's Office in Atlanta in January.[1] In October 2001, Nahmias was detailed to the United States Department of Justice Criminal Division in Washington to serve as Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General.[1]

After being nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate, on December 1, 2004, Nahmias returned home to Atlanta to take office as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.[1]

Georgia Supreme Court

Nahmias was named to the Supreme Court of Georgia by Governor Sonny Perdue on August 13, 2009, to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Leah Ward Sears.[2] He took office on September 3, 2009, and won re-election in November 2010.[3] On September 4, 2018, Nahmias was sworn in as Presiding Justice, replacing Harold Melton, who became Chief Justice on the same day.[4] He was sworn in as Chief Justice on July 1, 2021.[5]

In 2020, Nahmias wrote a ruling that authorized a loophole that allowed any Georgia Supreme Court judge who faces a serious re-election challenge to resign and have the Georgia governor appoint a new judge to a full term, thus disincentivizing challenges against incumbents and undermining competitive elections.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Presiding Justice David E. Nahmias". Supreme Court of Georgia. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  2. AJC: Nahmias to join Georgia Supreme Court
  3. http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/election_results/2010_1130/01303.htm
  4. "9/4/18 - NEW CHIEF JUSTICE OF GEORGIA SUPREME COURT". Supreme Court of Georgia. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  5. "6/29/2021 - NEW CHIEF JUSTICE TO BE SWORN IN". Supreme Court of Georgia. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  6. ""Dystopian" Loophole for Georgia Judicial Elections Gives Brian Kemp the Last Laugh". Bolts. 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
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