A former Georgia district attorney charged with interfering in the police investigation of the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery has made her first court appearance more than three years after being indicted.
A former employee of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testified before a state Senate committee Thursday about her allegations that she was retaliated against for raising concerns about the potential misuse of federal funds for youth programs.
Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Stacey Jackson has died, authorities said. Jackson was 50 years old and had been battling illness, causing him to take extended medical leave from his office. Appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp, he was sworn in as district attorney in May 2022.
The chairman of a Georgia Senate committee says he will subpoena Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis if she refuses to appear before the panel that is investigating accusations of misconduct against the prosecutor pursuing felony charges against former President Donald Trump and his allies.
Former Fulton County prosecutor Christian Wise Smith Sunday vowed to bring “fresh energy and new ideas” to the Fulton district attorney’s office as he challenges Fani Willis for the DA post.
Many defendants included on lists of potentially compromised cases prepared by the Glynn County district attorney said they were unaware their accusers had been convicted of misconduct or that their cases could be reviewed until The Current contacted them this past winter.
A new disciplinary board could soon begin investigating complaints against the state’s district attorneys and solicitors general under legislation passed by the Georgia General Assembly.
Allegations of a romantic relationship between a Georgia district attorney and an outside lawyer she hired has roiled the 2020 election case against Donald Trump and 18 others. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has defended her hiring of Nathan Wade, but she has yet to directly address the assertion that the two are romantically involved.
Two Georgia Senate Republican leaders pre-filed legislation Tuesday to bypass a court ruling late last year that blocked implementation of a new oversight board for local prosecutors lawmakers created last year.
A Georgia judge has refused to dismiss misconduct charges against a former prosecutor accused of hindering the investigation into the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
