Nels Peterson's Biography
On The Ballot: Running, Non-partisan for Justice of the Supreme Court (GA)
Contact Information
Office
244 Washington Street, Suite 572
Atlanta, GA 30334
330 Capitol Avenue, South East
1st Floor, Suite 1100
Atlanta, GA 30334
Full Name:
Nels S. D. Peterson
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Jennifer; 2 Children
Home City:
Marietta, GA
JD, Harvard Law School, 2001-2004
BS, Political Science/Economics, Kennesaw State University, 1997-2001
Candidate, Georgia State Justice of the Supreme Court, 2018
No caucus information on file.
Justice, Georgia State Supreme Court, 2017-present
Appointed by Governor Nathan Deal, Justice, Georgia State Supreme Court, January 1, 2017
Judge, Georgia State Court of Appeals, 2016
Solicitor General, Georgia State Office of the Attorney General, 2012-2015
Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs, University System of Georgia Board of Regents, 2015
Counsel for Legal Policy, Georgia State Office of the Attorney General, 2011-2012
Executive Counsel, Office of Governor Sonny Perdue, 2009-2011
Deputy Executive Counsel, Office of Governor Sonny Perdue, 2008-2009
Associate, King & Spalding Limited Liability Partnership, 2005-2008
Law Clerk, Honorable William H. Pryor Jr., United States Court of Appeals, 2004-2005
Executive Vice President, Harvard Federalist Society
Executive Editor, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy
Member, Johnson Ferry Baptist Church
Chair, Kennesaw State Student Advisory Counsel to the Board of Regents
President, Kennesaw State University Student Government