Fani Willis

Fani Willis is the District Attorney for Fulton County, Georgia, the state's largest county, and the first woman to hold the office, who catapulted into the national spotlight when she announced a criminal investigation into former President Trump and his allies. Willis came to the DA job with 24 years of legal experience, working in the private sector and in public roles in Atlanta and Fulton County.

A career trial lawyer with deep and broad prosecutorial experience, Willis took office committed to both protecting Fulton’s neighborhoods and reforming its criminal justice system, and focusing on reducing crime by changing lives rather than just seeking retribution. She also promised residents that she would restore integrity and effectiveness to the office.

Willis created the county’s first pre-indictment diversion program, which gives offenders who would benefit from a second chance the opportunity to earn one. She partners with community organizations to give those offenders, especially young people, the opportunity to gain life skills and the responsibility that comes from community service to have a better path forward than one marred by a criminal record.

Willis is also committed to reforming the office’s handling of cases involving the use of force by law enforcement officers, creating a transparent process that provides timely answers to families, the community, and police officers about decisions in such cases and holding officers accountable when the circumstances warrant it.

Willis attended Emory University Law School after receiving her bachelor's degree in political science and government from Howard University.