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Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs was appointed to the Supreme Court of Georgia on December 7, 2016, by Governor Nathan Deal. He was re-elected state-wide without opposition in 2018. In 2022, he was elected by his colleagues to serve as Chief Justice. Prior to his service on the Supreme Court of Georgia, Chief Justice Boggs has.
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The Supreme Court of Georgia is the highest judicial authority of the U.S. state of Georgia. The court was established in 1845 as a three-member panel, increased in number to six, then to seven in 1945, and finally to nine in 2017. [1] Since 1896, the justices have been elected by the people of the state. The justices are currently elected in ...
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Mar 18, 2022 · 1 min read. Members of the Georgia Supreme Court have unanimously elected Michael Boggs to become the state’s next chief justice. Boggs, who now serves in the leadership position of presiding justice, will succeed David Nahmias as chief justice in July. Nahmias announced last month he would be leaving the court to spend more time with his family.
Mar 16, 2021 · ATLANTA, Ga. (WALB) - Presiding Justice David E. Nahmias was unanimously elected by his colleagues last week to become the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. He will succeed Chief ...
September 11, 1964 (age 59) Education. Duke University ( BA) Harvard University ( JD) David E. Nahmias (born September 11, 1964) is an American lawyer who served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 2021 to 2022. He is the former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. [1]
