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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is set to be thrust into the limelight as a special grand jury begins hearing dozens of testimonies as part of a criminal investigation into Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.
Any district attorney may be disciplined, removed or involuntarily retired as provided by general law.
A proceeding to suspend or remove a district attorney is commenced by filing with the clerk of superior court of the county where the district attorney resides a sworn affidavit charging the district attorney with one or more grounds for removal.
Fani T. WillisFani T. Willis is the District Attorney for Fulton County, Georgia, the state's largest county and the home to over one million Georgians.
In practice, district attorneys, who prosecute the bulk of criminal cases in the United States, answer to no one. The state attorney general is the highest law enforcement officer in state government and often has the power to review complaints about unethical and illegal conduct on the part of district attorneys.
Judges of the Georgia Juvenile Courts are each appointed to four-year terms by the superior court judges of the circuit. The one exception is Floyd County, where the judge is elected.
The Office of the Attorney General is a constitutional office: it is created by the Georgia Constitution and derives its authority from both the Constitution and the laws of Georgia.
The Supreme Court of Georgia, the state's highest court, reviews decisions made by other courts in civil and criminal cases. This court alone rules on questions involving the constitutionality of state statutes, all criminal cases involving a sentence of death, and peti- tions from decisions of the Court of Appeals.
District attorneys are either elected by the local constituents they represent or appointed by the chief executive of the jurisdiction. Except for the District of Columbia and three states—Connecticut, New Jersey, and Alaska—other 47 states across the country elect their District Attorneys.
Prosecutors are the most powerful officials in the American criminal justice system. The decisions they make, particularly the charging and plea-bargaining decisions, control the operation of the system and often predetermine the outcome of criminal cases.
A defence lawyer is a lawyer who represents a person charged with a criminal offence. It is the defence lawyer's job to ensure that the rights of the accused are protected throughout the criminal process.
Fani T. Willis is the District Attorney for Fulton County, Georgia, the state’s largest county and the home to over one million Georgians.
Fani T. Willis is the District Attorney for Fulton County, Georgia, the state’s largest county and the home to over one million Georgians. It is home to most of the City of Atlanta, as well as many of the city’s suburban communities, including Sandy Springs, the City of South Fulton, and several smaller communities north and south of Atlanta.