前总统唐纳德·特朗普和他的18名共同被告吸引了富尔顿县高等法院的最新法官斯科特·麦卡菲。
McAfee由共和党州长Brian Kemp任命为法官，并于2023年2月1日宣誓就职，最近担任佐治亚州监察长，负责监督佐治亚州行政部门的欺诈和腐败行为。
“斯科特·迈克菲是我的政府的一个强大补充，”坎普在2021年关于迈克菲任命的声明中说。"他作为一名严厉的检察官的经验使他能够查出欺诈、浪费、滥用职权和腐败，并将违法者绳之以法。"
这是斯科特·麦卡菲法官的一张未注明日期的档案照片。
富尔顿县高级法院
在他10年的律师生涯中，除了6个月之外，McAfee都在公共服务部门工作，特别是在富尔顿县地方检察官办公室工作了3年半。他还曾担任佐治亚州的联邦检察官和佐治亚州巴罗县的助理地方检察官。
尽管他的任期很短，但迈克菲至少做出了一项重要裁决，即他可能如何对待特朗普在审判前发表的公开声明。
今年6月，迈克菲以藐视法庭罪对亲特朗普的律师林·伍德罚款5000美元，因为他违反了禁止侮辱他的前法律助理的命令。
“我不能忽视违规行为的长期和公然性质，”迈克菲谈到伍德的轻蔑言论，威胁要对他未来的违规行为罚款1.5万美元。
McAfee于2013年毕业于佐治亚大学法学院，2010年毕业于埃默里大学。根据他的说法，他目前正在竞选2024年的连任活动网站.
McAfee是两个孩子的父亲，也是佐治亚水族馆的志愿潜水员。他作为一名大提琴手学习音乐，是一名老鹰童子军成员。
What to know about the judge who will handle the Trump case
Former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants drew the newest judge on the Superior Court of Fulton County -- Scott McAfee.
Appointed to the bench by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and sworn in on Feb. 1, 2023, McAfee most recently served as the Georgia inspector general, where he was tasked with overseeing fraud and corruption within Georgia's executive branch.
"Scott McAfee is a strong addition to my administration," Kemp said in the statement in 2021 about McAfee's appointment. "His experience as a tough prosecutor equips him to search out fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption, and bring those to justice who break the law."
Across his ten-year career as a lawyer, McAfee has spent all but six months in public service, notably working for three and a half years with the Fulton County District Attorney's Office. He also worked as a federal prosecutor in Georgia and as an assistant district attorney in Barrow County, Georgia.
Despite his brief tenure, McAfee has made at least one significant ruling about how he might approach the public statements made by Trump in the lead up to trial.
In June, McAfee fined pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood $5,000 in contempt of court for violating an order against insulting his former legal associates.
"I can't overlook the protracted and flagrant nature of the violation," McAfee said of Wood's disparaging comments, threatening to fine him $15,000 for future violations.
McAfee graduated from the University of Georgia Law School in 2013 and from Emory University in 2010. He is currently running for reelection in 2024, according to hiscampaign website.
A father of two, McAfee also serves as a volunteer scuba diver at the Georgia aquarium. He studied music as a cellist and is an Eagle Scout.
