Judge Scott McAfee has been on the bench in Fulton County, Georgia, for less than a year.
One of Fulton County’s newest judges will oversee the case against former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants, according to the case’s docket.
Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee, who was appointed to the bench in February, was assigned to preside over the blockbuster case announced late Monday after a Fulton County grand jury . Trump and the other defendants are charged under the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known as RICO.
, which involve multiple defendants and a web of allegations of organized or related criminal activity, are notoriously complex and laborious — a challenge for the judge as well as the attorneys involved. In another RICO case Willis’ office is currently pursuing against and several others, jury selection alone has gone on for months. Experts have speculated it could become the longest trial in Georgia history.
But during a Monday night press conference, Willis indicated her office would pursue a far faster schedule in the Trump case, seeking trial « within six months. »
CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson says this case could make Judge McAfee one of the most recognizable faces in the country, given that Georgia allows .
