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Fani Taifa Willis [3] ( née Floyd; / fɑːniː /, FAH-nee; [3] born October 27, 1971) [1] [2] is an American attorney. She is the district attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, which contains most of Atlanta, serving since 2021. [4] She is the first woman to hold the office. [5]
Fani Willis was preparing to start her new role as Fulton County district attorney in Georgia when Donald Trump made a phone call to a top Republican in the state that would upend her...
Aug 14, 2023 · Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has reemerged in the spotlight after her office charged 19 co-defendants, including Donald Trump, regarding efforts by the former president and his...
Aug 15, 2023 · Key Facts. Willis was elected as district attorney for Fulton County—which spans 15 cities in Georgia, including Atlanta—in 2020 over incumbent Paul Howard, who served six terms,...
Feb 20, 2024 · Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was at the center of courtroom drama last week over whether she should be disqualified from an election fraud case in Georgia against former...
Aug 14, 2023 · Who is Fani Willis, the Georgia district attorney who indicted Trump? The Fulton County district attorney has brought a sweeping indictment against former US president, accusing him...
Feb 16, 2023 · Ms. Willis is the first Black woman to lead Georgia’s largest district attorney’s office. In her 19 years as a prosecutor, she has led more than 100 jury trials and handled...
Feb 16, 2024 · Willis was the lead prosecutor in the eight-month trial, the longest in state history, that ended in 2015 with 11 teachers and educators convicted of racketeering. The case was controversial. Many in the community didn't like the idea of teachers being charged under the RICO Act, a statute famous for bringing down mafia members.
Aug 15, 2023 · ATLANTA — A few months before Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in Georgia, Fani Willis claimed an election victory of her own. Willis had unseated her old boss to become the first woman...
Aug 15, 2023 · Fani T. Willis, the district attorney in Fulton County, Georgia, on Monday unveiled an indictment of former president Donald Trump and those who supported his efforts to overturn the results of...
