Georgia Judge Orders Fani Willis to Pay Judicial Watch $22,000 in Legal Fees For Her Violation of the Open Records Law

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A Georgia judge ordered Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to pay conservative watchdog group nearly $22,000 in attorneys fees.

The Fulton County Superior Court last month found Fani Willis in default for refusing to hand over documents in an open records lawsuit.

Fani Willis refused to answer a public records lawsuit seeking records of her communications with Special Counsel Jack Smith.

Last year, conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch asked the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia to declare a default judgment against Fani Willis after she refused to respond to its lawsuit related to communications she had with Jack Smith and the sham January 6 Committee.

In 2022, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan launched an investigation into whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis coordinated with federal officials during her years-long probe into Trump and his associates.

Chairman Jordan in his letter to Fani Willis requested all documents and communications between or among the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office and DOJ and its components, including but not limited to the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith, referring or relating to your office’s investigation of President Donald Trump or any of the other eighteen individuals against whom charges were brought in the indictment.

In referring to Jim Jordan’s letter to Fani Willis, Judicial Watch filed a Georgia Open Records Act request seeking records of her communications with Jack Smith.

According to Judicial Watch: The court ordered Willis “to conduct a diligent search of her records for responsive materials within five business days of the entry of this Order. Within that same five day period, Defendant is ORDERED to provide Plaintiff with copies of all responsive records that are not legally exempted or excepted from disclosure.” [Emphasis in original] Willis’ office responded with zero non-public documents.

Fani Willis has to pay Judicial Watch within two weeks.

BREAKING: On Jan 3, court ordered Fani Willis office to pay @JudicialWatch nearly $22,000 in attorneys fees and costs for her violation of the open records law. Willis operation must give us the money within two weeks. https://t.co/9oIAHlC053

— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) January 7, 2025

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