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'We Made Herstory': Fani Willis Poised To Become First Woman DA in Georgia County

Willis defeated six-term Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard, and her former boss, in Tuesday's runoff. Howard has been dogged by scandal, including his handling of the Rayshard Brooks case.

The longtime Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney, who in recent weeks gained national attention for leading the prosecution of white police officers in the killing of Rayshard Brooks, was trounced in primary runoff on Tuesday by his former employee.

Paul Howard, who became the first Black district attorney in Georgia when he assumed office in 1997, was crushed by Fani Willis who secured more than 73% of the vote.

Howard came in second during the June

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