Fani Willis is the Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney leading an investigation into former President Trump and his allies’ possible interference in the 2020 presidential election. Here’s a look at her background and high-profile cases.
Willis began her career at Fulton County’s district attorney’s office in 2001 as a deputy district attorney. In that role, she served as lead prosecutor in more than
. Among those was a controversial case targeting Atlanta public school teachers and staff for their roles in inflating standardized test scores.focused on criminal defense and family law. In 2019, she served as a judge in the South Fulton, Georgia, municipal court."If an elected official violates the law, they’re going to be prosecuted.
Willis said the intention while pursuing a prosecution is"to get a grand jury indictment and ultimately a conviction." In 2020, Willis won the bid for district attorney, becoming the first Black woman elected to the position. She defeated incumbentWillis graduated from Howard University with a bachelor’s degree in 1992 and from Emory University School of Law in 1996.Conviction of 11 Black Atlanta Public Schools teachers and staff
Shayla Smith, a teacher at Dobbs Elementary testifies as testimony resumes after a two week holiday break in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial before Judge Jerry Baxter in Fulton County Superior Court, in Atlanta, Jan. 5, 2015.
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