Discussion · House of Representatives
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter Republican
“I want to honor Billy Joe Nelson. He has served our area as a lawyer and district attorney for over ten years.”
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Billy Joe Nelson. District Attorney Nelson has dedicated more than a decade serving the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, where he first served as an assistant district attorney in 2011 and was then elected to district attorney in 2022. In 2017, Governor Nathan Deal appointed Nelson to serve as a part- time solicitor general for the State court of Long County. Prior to that, he began his legal career in 2009 as a law clerk for the Superior Court judges in the Brunswick Judicial Circuit. Nelson is a native of McIntosh County and attended the University of Georgia where he earned a bachelor of business administration in real estate, graduating cum laude. He then attended the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. He and his wife, Kathryn, have three children and reside in Liberty County.”
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Billy Joe Nelson. District Attorney Nelson has dedicated more than a decade serving the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, where he first served as an assistant district attorney in 2011 and was then elected to district attorney in 2022. In 2017, Governor Nathan Deal appointed Nelson to serve as a part- time solicitor general for the State court of Long County. Prior to that, he began his legal career in 2009 as a law clerk for the Superior Court judges in the Brunswick Judicial Circuit. Nelson is a native of McIntosh County and attended the University of Georgia where he earned a bachelor of business administration in real estate, graduating cum laude. He then attended the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. He and his wife, Kathryn, have three children and reside in Liberty County.