Fani Taifa Willis

Fani Taifa Willis (born October 27, 1971) is an American attorney who serves as the District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, a position she has held since 2021. She is the first woman to hold this office and the first Black woman elected to the position. Willis gained national prominence for her investigation into alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. In August 2023, she secured a sweeping racketeering indictment against former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants. In December 2024, following a legal challenge regarding a conflict of interest related to her romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, Willis was disqualified from continuing to prosecute the case against Trump.