Mr. Walter West Davis, Judge

Jones Day

Walt Davis is a trusted boardroom advisor and among the most well-regarded business lawyers in the Southeast. His practice focuses on complex business disputes, corporate governance and shareholder issues, internal investigations, and special committee representations. Walt is credited with starting the Georgia State-wide Business Court, following his appointment by Governor Brian P. Kemp in 2019, and serving as the Court's first judge.

Walt currently serves on the Judicial Nominating Commission for the State of Georgia, the Board of Councilors for The Carter Center, and the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Area Council of Boy Scouts of America. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Atlanta, a Master in the Clarke-Carley Inn of Court, and an adjunct professor at the University of Georgia School of Law, where he lectures on securities and corporate governance issues. Walt previously served as president of the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation and co-chair of the Securities and Corporate Litigation Section of the Atlanta Bar.