Overview

• The justices voted 4-3 to deny review, keeping in place a ruling that disqualified Willis and her office over an appearance of impropriety tied to her relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade.
• Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia executive director Pete Skandalakis said he will begin the search for a new prosecutor and holds the authority to make the appointment.
• The successor could continue the case as charged, narrow it, or drop it, while the August 2023 indictment remains active with 14 defendants still facing charges after four guilty pleas.
• Multiple outlets and officials report it may take months to find a willing, well-resourced office, and several analyses say prosecuting the sitting president now appears unlikely.
• Justice Andrew Pinson wrote that the appeal did not present a question warranting review, while Justice Carla Wong McMillian dissented seeking guidance on the disqualification standard; one justice was disqualified and another did not participate.