Fani Taifa Willis is the first Black woman to hold the office of District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia. Willis was born on October 27, 1971 in Inglewood, California and raised by her father John Clifford Floyd III in Washington, DC. In the same year, she ran for a seat on the Fulton County Superior Court. Tenacious and ambitious, in 2020, Willis was elected district attorney for Fulton County, defeating her boss, six-term incumbent Paul Howard Jr. Married to Fred Willis in 1996, divorced in 2005, Willis has resolutely protected their two daughters and other extended family as Trump supporters and others have attacked her and her office.

Source: Washington Post November 26, 2023 03:38 UTC