Judge upholds oversight commission for Georgia prosecutors

(The Center Square) – A Fulton County Superior Court judge upheld a state law that created an oversight commission for Georgia’s prosecutors.

Senate Bill 92, passed by state lawmakers in 2023, established the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission that would investigate local district attorneys. The public can file complaints on the commission’s website.

DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston, Augusta Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jared Williams and former Towaliga Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jonathan Adams filed a challenge in Fulton County Superior Court. Adams was elected to a Superior Court post and Adams’ successor withdrew from the lawsuit, according to the court document.

The commission has only brought one action since it began, and it does not involve Boston or Williams, according to the commission’s website.

“Plaintiffs have not shown that the rules int...