Andrew A. Pinson

Professional career

• Associate Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, appointed in 2022 by Governor Brian Kemp and elected to a full six‐year term in 2024
• In 2021, Justice Pinson was appointed by Governor Brian Kemp as a Judge on the Court of Appeals of Georgia, and a year later, the Governor appointed him to the Supreme Court of Georgia
• Law clerkships: U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Chief Judge David B. Sentelle (2011–2012) U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas (2013–2014)
• As Georgia Solicitor General, Pinson handled appeals in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Eleventh Circuit and other courts

Education

Additional information

• Justice Pinson has served on a number of non-profit boards and commissions, and he has received awards for his service as an attorney and judge, including the State Bar YLD’s Distinguished Judicial Service Award in 2023.
• 30, 2021 – July 20, 2022)
• The next year, he was appointed Solicitor General of Georgia.
• While in D.C., he also practiced law at Jones Day.
• After his clerkships, he returned to Georgia and again practiced at Jones Day, where he handled a broad range of matters in both trial and appeals courts.
• After law school, Pinson clerked for Chief Judge David B. Sentelle on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, then for Justice Clarence Thomas on the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Birth place: DeKalb County, Georgia