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by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Deal" title="Nathan Deal">Nathan Deal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Seat established</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Nels Stefan David Peterson</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1978-09-17</span>) </span>September 17, 1978<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 46)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kennesaw_State_University" title="Kennesaw State University">Kennesaw State University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">BS</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">JD</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Nels Stefan David Peterson</b> (born September 17, 1978) is an American lawyer serving as the presiding justice of the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state)">Supreme Court of Georgia</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nels_S._D._Peterson&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Peterson graduated from <a href="/wiki/Kennesaw_State_University" title="Kennesaw State University">Kennesaw State University</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">Bachelor of Science</a> in political science and a minor in economics. He received his <a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">Juris Doctor</a> from <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Law_School" title="Harvard Law School">Harvard Law School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OfficialBio_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OfficialBio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Verdict_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Verdict-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Upon graduation from law school, Peterson served as a <a href="/wiki/Law_clerk" title="Law clerk">law clerk</a> to Judge <a href="/wiki/William_H._Pryor_Jr." title="William H. Pryor Jr.">William H. Pryor Jr.</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eleventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit</a>. He then practiced at <a href="/wiki/King_%26_Spalding" title="King & Spalding">King & Spalding</a> in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>, where he focused on <a href="/wiki/Securities_law" class="mw-redirect" title="Securities law">securities law</a>, <a href="/wiki/Corporate_governance" title="Corporate governance">corporate governance</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mergers_and_acquisitions" title="Mergers and acquisitions">mergers and acquisitions</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Appellate_law" class="mw-redirect" title="Appellate law">appellate law</a>. He was then appointed as former <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia Governor">Georgia Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Perdue" title="Sonny Perdue">Sonny Perdue</a>’s Executive Ccounsel.<sup id="cite_ref-OfficialBio_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OfficialBio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then served as Solicitor General of Georgia under the direction of then <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Attorney_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia Attorney General">state Attorney General</a> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Olens" title="Sam Olens">Sam Olens</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Federalist_Society" title="Federalist Society">Federalist Society</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Judicial_career">Judicial career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nels_S._D._Peterson&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Judicial career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Georgia_Court_of_Appeals">Georgia Court of Appeals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nels_S._D._Peterson&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Georgia Court of Appeals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Peterson was appointed to the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Court_of_Appeals" title="Georgia Court of Appeals">Georgia Court of Appeals</a> by Governor <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Deal" title="Nathan Deal">Nathan Deal</a> for a term starting January 1, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-Verdict_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Verdict-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was appointed after the state legislature expanded the composition of the court from 12 to 15 seats. His appointment was considered unconstitutional by some in the legal community, but it was ultimately upheld by the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state)">Supreme Court of Georgia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Georgia_Supreme_Court">Georgia Supreme Court</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nels_S._D._Peterson&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Georgia Supreme Court"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Governor Nathan Deal appointed Peterson to the Supreme Court of Georgia effective January 1, 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-SCAppointment_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SCAppointment-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Verdict_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Verdict-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was unanimously selected as presiding justice and sworn in on July 18, 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nels_S._D._Peterson&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Peterson is married to his wife Jennifer and they have two children. They reside in <a href="/wiki/Marietta,_Georgia" title="Marietta, Georgia">Marietta, Georgia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SCAppointment_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SCAppointment-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_history">Electoral history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nels_S._D._Peterson&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Electoral history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>2018</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Georgia Supreme Court Results, May 22, 2018<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#C0C0C0;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Nonpartisan_politician" class="mw-redirect" title="Nonpartisan politician">Nonpartisan</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Nels S.D. Peterson (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>885,265 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>100.00% </b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">Majority </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">885,265 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">100.00% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>885,265 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00% </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nels_S._D._Peterson&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-OfficialBio-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-OfficialBio_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-OfficialBio_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gasupreme.us/court-information/biographies/justice-nels-s-d-peterson/">"Justice Nels S.D. 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