The Fulton County District Attorney is the elected district attorney for the Atlanta Judicial District, encompassing Fulton County, Georgia, as part of the Judiciary of Georgia.
History The office was known as the Fulton County Solicitor General's Office until 1968, when a state constitutional amendment renamed all solicitors general who represent the state government in court cases as district attorneys. The modern Fulton County Solicitor General represents the county in court cases and exists as an elected office of the county government, separate from the Atlanta Judicial Circuit.
Prior to a 1966 constitutional amendment, all solicitors general were elected statewide, regardless of circuit of residency.
List of Fulton County District Attorneys +District attorneyTenureNotable casesNotesCharles D. Hill –1907N. J. Norman1907–1909Charles D. Hill 1909–1910died in officeHugh Dorsey1910–1916Murder trial of Leo Frankresigned to run successfully for Governor John A. Boykin1917–1945Atlanta graft ringE. E. Andrews1945–1949Paul Webb1949–1962William T. Boyd1962–1965died in officeLewis R. Slaton Jr1965–1996Atlanta murders of 1979–1981Paul Howard Jr.1997–2021Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandalFani Willis2021–presentGeorgia election racketeering prosecution, YSL Records racketeering trial
Notable employees in the District Attorney's Office
Leroy R. Johnson, Criminal Investigator for the office from 1957-1962, first Black employee, later first Black member of the Georgia General Assembly Clarence Cooper, served as assistant district attorney in 1968 and from 1970 to 1975, first Black ADA Will Wooten, currently serving as deputy district attorney
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