Who is Fani Willis? The Prosecutor From Georgia Taking On Donald Trump

Fani Willis is an American attorney. As the district attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, she is the very first woman to hold the office.

Early Life

Fani Willis was born in the year 1971 in Inglewood, California. When Willis was very young, in her first grade, her family shifted to Washington, D.C. Her father was a criminal defense attorney and a member of the Black Panthers. Fani Willis's parents got separated through a divorce. That is when her mother shifted to California again. Fani Wllis stayed mostly with her father.

Education

As far as education  Fani Willis is concerned, she studied at Howard University in the field of political science. She graduated with distinction in the year 1993. Next, Fani Willis went to attend the Emory University School of Law and shifted to Atlanta. She graduated with a Juris Doctor in the year 1996. Fani Willis served as a prosecutor in the Fulton County district attorney's office for sixteen long years.

The case of the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal was one of her most prominent cases. In the year 2018, she moved to private practice. 

She contested for a seat on the Fulton County Superior Court. However, she lost. In the year 2019, Willis became the chief municipal judge for South Fulton, Georgia.

Service as a District attorney of Fulton County

In the year 2020, Fani Willis was chosen as the district attorney for Fulton County. In getting elected, she defeated Paul Howard Jr., who was actually her former boss and a six-term incumbent.

In the year 2021, Fani started a criminal investigation into the attempts of Donal Trump to influence election officials in Georgia. These officials included the attorney general, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, and the governor through a telephone call, in an attempt to fetch substantial votes to overtake the win of Joe Biden in that state, thereby undoing the victory of Biden in the presidential elections of 2020.

At the very beginning of the year 2022, Fani Willis requested a special grand jury. This jury was requested to look into the charge of interference by Donald Trump. In the month of May, the investigative authority was given to a special grand jury consisting of 26 members and was instructed to submit a report to the judge and Fani Willis on whether the offense was committed.

The gang indictment in Atlanta

Fani Willis' office accused Young Thug of 56 gang-related offenses falling under the RICO statute of Georgia, along with felony charges of possession of drugs and firearms that were allegedly found post the execution of a search warrant. Since his arrest, the rapper has been held in Cobb County.

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Personal Life

Fani Willis met Fred Willis the very day she gave the Georgia bar exam. He was working as a videographer. They both got married in the year 1996 and have been blessed with two daughters. However, the couple got split in the year 2005.

Net Worth (as of 2023)

The 52-year-old attorney general, Fani Willis' net worth is 2-5 Million USD (as of 2023).

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