The head of the Georgia Supreme Court announced Friday that he will step down later this year.
Chief Justice David Nahmias wrote in a letter to Gov. Brian Kemp that he will leave the high court on July 17, the last day of the court’s next term, according to a news release from the court. Nahmias noted that he has served on the Supreme Court for more than 12 years — writing more than 470 opinions and joining more than 2,700 others — after working for nearly 15 years as a federal prosecutor.
“I believe that I have contributed to making the decisional law of Georgia clearer, more consistent, and more faithful to the text and original understanding of our State’s Constitution and statutes,” he wrote.
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