Overview

• Judge Scott McAfee ordered the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council to enter an appearance or seek a specific extension within 14 days or the case will be dismissed without prejudice.
• A council spokesperson said the order has been received and is being reviewed, with the court’s notice allowing a request for a particularized extension.
• Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will testify under oath before the Georgia Senate Special Committee on Nov. 13, with limits on the scope of questioning and only the chair or the minority leader permitted to ask questions.
• Willis and her office were disqualified after an appeals court found an appearance of impropriety tied to her relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, and the state Supreme Court declined to hear her appeal last month.
• Reporting notes that federal prosecutors have subpoenaed Willis’s travel records, adding separate investigative pressure as the state considers a replacement prosecutor.