A Fulton County, Georgia, judge has denied a preliminary challenge to block a commission created to discipline and remove state prosecutors, finding that it doesn’t violate the U.S. or state constitution.

Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker on Tuesday rejected the request for an injunction against Georgia’s Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission, which Republican lawmakers revived this year after creating it in 2023.

Fani T. Willis, Willis Law, Atlanta. (Photo: John Disney/ALM)