Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr named a new solicitor general Wednesday to replace Sarah Warren, who will soon be sworn in as a justice of the Georgia Supreme Court.

Andrew Pinson, who served as an assistant solicitor general with Warren, will step up to take her place.

Warren served a year and a half on the job after succeeding Britt Grant, who went on to the Georgia Supreme Court and then to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Gov. Nathan Deal appointed Warren to replace Grant on the high court.

“I am pleased to name Andrew Pinson as Solicitor General for the State of Georgia,” Carr said in a news release Wednesday afternoon. “As Solicitor General, Andrew will work closely with all of our outstanding lawyers to ensure that our office provides the highest quality representation regarding appeals at both the federal and state levels. Andrew's background, experience and intellect are a great fit for this role.”

The appointment will take effect Sept. 16, according to a release.

Deal is to swear in Warren to the Supreme Court on Sept. 17.

The state's solicitor general oversees the attorney general's appellate and multistate litigation in state and federal courts. In that role, Pinson also will collaborate on all phases of significant litigation with other attorneys at the Department of Law and advise the attorney general on matters of national interest that may have implications for Georgia, Carr said.

Pinson was Warren's primary adviser for multistate litigation and federal appellate matters, including in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, the release noted.

Before joining the state's law department, Pinson worked in the issues and appeals practice at Jones Day in Atlanta, where he focused on appellate litigation and complex trial litigation. He represented clients in state and federal courts in matters involving constitutional law, statutory interpretation, federal preemption, open records, family law, products liability, criminal law, patent law, jury issues, civil procedure and class actions. Pinson also served as a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and, before that, to then-Chief Judge David Sentelle on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Pinson, a Georgia native, received a B.B.A., summa cum laude, in finance from the University of Georgia and his J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he graduated first in his class, Carr said. While in law school, he served as executive articles editor for the Georgia Law Review. He serves on the law school's Young Alumni/Alumnae Council.