Academic José Augusto do Nascimento is a native of Salvador, BA, having studied in the 1970s and 1980s at schools with military-style education. He studied Law at the Federal University of Bahia. He joined the federal judiciary through a civil service exam in 1994. His promotions to Presiding Judge and Appellate Judge were based on merit. He currently serves as President of the Regional Labor Court of the 20th Region/SE.
A specialist in Judicial Training, he studied at the following institutions: The Federal Judicial Center (USA); Centro de Estudos Judiciários (Portugal); Escuela Judicial del Valvidrera (Spain); Escola de Montevideo (Uruguay); Centro de Capacitação e Investigação Judicial da Argentina; and Escola Judicial de Frascati (Italy).
He taught at the Federal University of Sergipe and at various other educational institutions. He is the author of several books and legal articles. He served as Deputy Director of the National School of the Judiciary (ENM).
