Andrew A. Pinson (born 1985/1986) is an American

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from

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who was appointed as an associate justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. He served as a judge of the

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from 2021 to 2022.

Education

Pinson received a

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'' from the

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and his

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'' from the

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. While at Georgia Law, he served as Executive Articles Editor for the ''

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''.

Legal career

Pinson served as a law clerk to judge David Sentelle of the

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and then to associate justice

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of the

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. Pinson was a lawyer at

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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

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to the Supreme Court.

Judicial career

Court of appeals

Pinson was sworn in as a judge of the

on August 31, 2021, after being appointed by governor

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, becoming one of the youngest members at age 35.

Supreme Court

In July 2021, Pinson was one of six candidates under consideration for appointment to the Supreme Court following the retirement of justice

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, the seat was eventually filled by

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. On February 14, 2022, the governor appointed Pinson to be an associate justice of the Georgia Supreme Court following the resignation of

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July 17, 2022. He was sworn into office on July 20, 2022. Pinson will be succeeded by Ben Land on the court of appeals.

References

External links

Appearances at the U.S. Supreme Court
from the

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