Governor Perdue Appoints U.S. Attorney David Nahmias to Supreme Court of Georgia
Thursday, August 13, 2009 |
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“David has the ability to serve this state well and is someone who we can trust to guard this country’s bedrock principles,” said Governor Perdue. “His integrity, commitment to public service and strict adherence to the law as written will make him an excellent Justice.”
As U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, Nahmias served as the chief federal law enforcement officer in the region and managed approximately 80 lawyers who represent the
“I am deeply honored and humbled by Governor Perdue’s selection of me to serve as a Supreme Court Justice, a position that is so important to protecting the rule of law and the democratic system of government in this state,” Nahmias said. “Decisions by our Supreme Court that properly apply the laws as enacted through the democratic process are vital to the safety and prosperity of our citizens.”
Nahmias graduated second in his class at
He then worked as an appellate lawyer at the law firm of Hogan and Hartson with now Chief Justice John Roberts before returning to
After September 11, 2001, Nahmias returned to
In 2004, Nahmias returned home after the U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. Among the prosecutions that he has guided during his time here in
Nahmias was recommended by some of the most highly regarded legal minds in the nation including Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Scalia, Judge Silberman, former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff.
A native Georgian, Nahmias lives in Dunwoody with his wife Cathy and their two sons Steven and Michael.
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