David Nahmias

Career

Dave Nahmias uses his broad experience and distinguished judgment to counsel organizations and individuals on government and internal investigations, litigation and appeals, and compliance and regulatory matters. Dave served as a Justice on the Georgia Supreme Court from 2009 to 2022, concluding his tenure as Chief Justice. He authored almost 500 opinions and joined more than 2,700 others while becoming an influential leader in the judiciary. Before going on the bench, Dave spent 15 years in the U.S. Justice Department, serving as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia; the Deputy Assistant Attorney General overseeing the Counterterrorism, Fraud, and Appellate Sections of the Criminal Division in Washington; and a line AUSA prosecuting cases in Atlanta. Dave graduated summa cum laude from Duke University and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he served on the Law Review. He clerked on the D.C. Circuit and for Justice Antonin Scalia at the U.S. Supreme Court. He has chaired the Judicial Council of Georgia and has served on a number of other government and non-profit boards.