New Georgia justice already raising campaign cash
Georgia Supreme Court Justice David Nahmias has formed a campaign committee and enlisted a top GOP fundraiser for his 2010 election bid.
In August, Gov. Sonny Perdue appointed Nahmias, then the U.S. attorney in Atlanta, to the state Supreme Court bench to replace Leah Ward Sears, who retired. On Tuesday, Nahmias said his campaign has retained Leigh Ann Gillis, who raised money for Perdue's 2006 reelection campaign.
Nahmias reported he raised more than $60,000 last month at a campaign kickoff event in Atlanta. His campaign's board members include former State Attorney General Mike Bowers, former State Bar of Georgia president Jeffrey Bramlett and Nahmias' wife, Catherine O'Neal, an Atlanta attorney.
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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.
