Judge to Rule on Fani Willis Disqualification Within 2 Weeks

A key legal issue is what standard Judge Scott McAfee will use to determine whether the prosecutor’s behavior warrants disqualification.

Attorney Adam Abbate speaks with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looking on during the final arguments in her disqualification hearing at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, Ga., on March 1, 2024. Alex Slitz/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee heard closing arguments on March 1 on the motion to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting the high-profile racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 14 others.

Each side was given an hour and a half for arguments, after which the judge said he hoped to file an order “within the next two weeks.”