District Attorney Fani Willis Can Be Potentially Removed or Disciplined Based on the Law Signed by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Three Months Ago
Georgia’s Governor, Brian Kemp, signed a bill in May that will allow for the removal of elected district attorneys from office.
The newly enacted law (Senate Bill 92) establishes a statewide Prosecuting Attorneys Statewide Qualifications Commission vested with the power to investigate complaints against district attorneys and, if warranted, remove them from office.
The grounds for discipline, removal, or involuntary retirement of a district attorney or solicitor-general listed in the bill, include:
- mental or physical incapacity interfering with the performance of his or her duties which is, or is likely to become, permanent;
- willful misconduct in office;
- with respect to district attorneys, willful and persistent failure to carry out duties pursuant to Code Section 15-18-6;
