Overview

• The court voted 4-3 to deny review, with one justice disqualified and another not participating, as Justice Andrew Pinson said the appeal raised case-specific issues and Justice Carla Wong McMillian dissented urging review.
• A 2-1 appeals court ruling in December 2024 disqualified Willis and her office for an appearance of impropriety tied to her romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, which judges said Wade’s March 2024 resignation did not cure.
• The state council must now appoint a new prosecutor who could pursue the full indictment, narrow the charges, or drop the case.
• Reassignment is expected to take time and pursuing charges against a sitting president is seen as unlikely for now, though 14 other defendants still face charges and four have pleaded guilty.
• Willis said she disagrees but will turn over case materials to the council, while Trump’s lead Georgia attorney Steve Sadow called the denial of review correct and the disqualification warranted.