Judge Scott McAfee, who was randomly assigned the case, is the newest Fulton County Superior Court judge, appointed this year by Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia, a Republican.
A jury convicted schoolteachers of participating in a conspiracy to manipulate results of standardized tests in one of the nation’s largest school systems.
Attorneys representing the widow Rayshard Brooks said they will be pursing other legal avenues after special prosecutors announced they would be dismissing the case against two Atlanta police officers charged in his 2020 shooting death.