Fani Willis, District Attorney

In just her first term, Fani has fought to make Fulton County safer for everyone who lives, works, and visits here.

She has taken on gang violence which wreaks havoc in our communities by bringing major indictments against gang leaders. She and her team have forged new relationships with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies to keep Fulton families safe and bring justice to victims. Fani has created a new and transparent process to keep the public and the police department informed of her work so they can best coordinate.

She is now providing timely answers to families, the community, and police officers about how cases are being handled.

She is committed to making fact-based decisions about the law while holding officers accountable where warranted. Fani understands that prosecution is only one part of the strategy when it comes to protecting Fulton County.

Her office has partnered with police, other government agencies, schools, religious leaders, and community organizations to build programs that will help those most at-risk to being caught up in the criminal justice system.

She has created Fulton County’s ever first pre-indictment diversion program, which gives offenders who would benefit from a second chance the opportunity to earn one. She is partnering 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. Fani and Dr. Mike Looney, superintendent of the Fulton County Schools, have partnered to create the Reach Program to mentor Fulton students about life paths which could lead them to success or which could lead them into trouble.

Every week, members of Fani’s staff – including prosecutors, investigators, legal assistants and others, are in Fulton schools working with and mentoring young people through the Reach Program.

Fani and her staff also offer summer programs for youth to help them stay out of trouble, including the Credible Messenger program, that brings adults who have been in trouble to speak with at-risk young people.

She also offers a “Junior DA” program that brings middle and high school students together with law enforcement and community leaders to learn about how to stay out of trouble and get a good job. Fani is also committed to reforming the office’s handling of cases involving the use of force by law enforcement officers.

She is committed to making those decisions based on the facts and the law and holding officers accountable when the circumstances warrant it. Fani is a proud Bison, graduating from Howard University in 1992. She came to Georgia to attend Emory University School of Law, graduating in 1996. She chose to make Fulton County her home, and she lives in the City of South Fulton, where she had the honor of serving as Chief Judge of the municipal court.