Andrew Pinson

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Andrew Pinson

|office = Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia

|appointer = Brian Kemp

|term_start = July 20, 2022

|term_end =

|predecessor = David Nahmias

|successor =

|office1 = Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals

|appointer1 = Brian Kemp

|term_start1 = August 30, 2021

|term_end1 = July 20, 2022

|predecessor1 = Verda Colvin

|successor1 = Ben Land

|birth_name = Andrew Alan Pinson

|birth_date = {{birth year and age|1986}}

|birth_place =

|death_date =

|death_place =

|education = University of Georgia (BBA, JD)

}}

Andrew Alan Pinson (born 1986){{cite web |last1=Catts |first1=Everett |title=On the Rise |url=https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2021/08/24/on-the-rise/ |website=law.com |date=August 24, 2021}} is an American lawyer who was appointed to serve as an associate justice of the Georgia Supreme Court since 2022. He served as a judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals from 2021 to 2022.

Education

Pinson received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance summa cum laude from the University of Georgia and his Juris Doctor summa cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law. While at Georgia Law, he served as Executive Articles Editor for the Georgia Law Review.{{Cite press release |title=Gov. Kemp Announces Four Judicial Appointments |date=February 14, 2022 |publisher=Office of the Governor |location=Atlanta, Georgia |url=https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2022-02-14/gov-kemp-announces-four-judicial-appointments |access-date=February 16, 2022}}

Legal career

Pinson served as a law clerk to judge David B. Sentelle of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and then to associate justice Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court of the United States. Pinson was a lawyer at Jones Day in Atlanta where he served in the issues and appeals practice. He then went on to be the Deputy Solicitor General and later Solicitor General of Georgia, taking office on September 16, 2018, after the elevation of Sarah Hawkins Warren to the Supreme Court.{{Cite web |date=September 13, 2018 |title=Andrew Pinson named Georgia's new solicitor general |url=https://www.albanyherald.com/news/local/andrew-pinson-named-georgia-s-new-solicitor-general/article_d9b6c920-254e-52e1-9f30-43a7618f6f6c.html |access-date=February 16, 2022 |website=Albany Herald |language=en}}{{Cite press release |title=Attorney General Chris Carr Announces New Solicitor General |date=September 12, 2018 |publisher=Office of the Attorney General |url=https://law.georgia.gov/press-releases/2018-09-12/attorney-general-chris-carr-announces-new-solicitor-general |access-date=February 16, 2022}}{{Cite web |last1=Rankin |first1=Bill |last2=Bluestein |first2=Greg |date=February 15, 2022 |title=Gov. Kemp taps Andrew Pinson to succeed David Nahmias on high court |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/gov-kemp-taps-andrew-pinson-to-succeed-david-nahmias-on-high-court/WTZYTG6PSRBLBAWKV7UADRPIXE/ |access-date=February 16, 2022 |website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |language=English}}

Judicial career

= Georgia Court of Appeals =

Pinson was sworn in as a judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals on August{{nbsp}}31, 2021, after being appointed by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp,{{Cite web |last=Mayfield |first=Cedra |date=August 30, 2021 |title=At 35, This Attorney Was Just Sworn In as a New Court of Appeals of Georgia Judge |url=https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2021/08/30/at-35-this-attorney-was-just-sworn-in-as-a-new-court-of-appeals-of-georgia-judge/ |access-date=February 16, 2022 |website=Daily Report |language=en}} becoming one of the youngest members at age 35.{{Cite web |last=Mayfield |first=Cedra |date=January 14, 2022 |title=Fite and Pinson: This Young Georgia Judge Has Already Drawn a Political Opponent, Early in Election Season |url=https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2022/01/14/fite-and-pinson-this-young-georgia-judge-has-already-drawn-a-political-opponent-early-in-election-season/ |access-date=February 16, 2022 |website=Daily Report |language=en}}

= Georgia Supreme Court =

== Appointment ==

In July 2021, Pinson was one of six candidates under consideration for appointment to the Georgia Supreme Court following the retirement of justice Harold Melton, the seat was eventually filled by Verda Colvin.{{Cite web |last=Dunlap |first=Stanley |date=July 7, 2021 |title=Kemp Interviews Justice Candidates In Georgia Supreme Court Makeover |url=https://www.gpb.org/news/2021/07/07/kemp-interviews-justice-candidates-in-georgia-supreme-court-makeover |access-date=February 16, 2022 |website=Georgia Public Broadcasting |language=en}} On February 14, 2022, the governor appointed Pinson to be an associate justice of the Georgia Supreme Court following the resignation of David Nahmias July 17, 2022.{{Cite press release |title=02/11/2022—Chief Justice Nahmias to Leave Supreme Court |date=February 11, 2022 |publisher=Supreme Court of Georgia |url=https://www.gasupreme.us/02-11-2022-chief-justice-nahmias-to-leave-supreme-court/ |access-date=February 16, 2022}}{{Cite web |date=February 14, 2022 |title=Kemp names Andrew Pinson to Georgia Supreme Court |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/kemp-names-andrew-pinson-to-georgia-supreme-court |access-date=February 16, 2022 |website=FOX 5 Atlanta |language=en-US}} He was sworn into office on July 20, 2022.{{Cite press release |title=07/14/2022—Andrew Pinson to Be Sworn In as Supreme Court Justice |date=July 14, 2022 |publisher=Supreme Court of Georgia |url=https://www.gasupreme.us/07-14-2022-andrew-pinson-to-be-sworn-in-as-supreme-court-justice/#:~:text=Atlanta%2C%20July%2014%2C%202022%20%E2%80%93,of%20the%20State%20Capitol%20Building. |access-date=July 20, 2022}} Pinson was succeeded by Ben Land on the court of appeals.