1. David E Nahmias was born on September 11,1964 and is an American lawyer who served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 2021 to 2022.
10 Facts About David Nahmias
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David Nahmias is the former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.
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David Nahmias attended Briarcliff High School and was the state's STAR student.
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David Nahmias clerked for Judge Laurence H Silberman of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and Justice Antonin Scalia of the US Supreme Court during the 1992 Term.
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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.
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David 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.
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David Nahmias took office on September 3,2009, and won re-election in November 2010.
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On September 4,2018, David Nahmias was sworn in as Presiding Justice, replacing Harold Melton, who became Chief Justice on the same day.
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David Nahmias was sworn in as Chief Justice on July 1,2021.
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In 2020, David 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.