The case against former President Donald Trump and his his 18 co-defendants in Fulton County, Georgia, will be overseen by Scott McAfee, the newest judge on the Superior Court there.

The charges against Trump and 18 of his allies stem from their collective efforts to overturn the 45th POTUS’ 2020 election loss in the Peach State.

The indictment was signed by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney shortly before 9 p.m. on Monday and unsealed approximately two hours later. According to the indictment, which is fourth one so far for the 77-year-old presidential hopeful, Trump faces 13 counts in the case.

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The former president is facing charges that include include violation of the Peach State’s anti-racketeering law, conspiracy, false statements, and asking a public official to violate their oath of office.

Here is everything to know about Scott McAfee, the judge who is slated to oversee Trump’s Georgia case:

Who is Scott McAfee?

Scott McAfee was appointed by Republican Governor Brian Kemp and sworn in on Feb. 1, 2023. He served as the Georgia inspector general before assuming his seat at the Superior Court, where he was tasked with overseeing fraud and corruption within Georgia’s executive branch.

McAfee graduated from the University of Georgia Law School in 2013 and from Emory University in 2010. He is a father of two and also works as a volunteer scuba diver at the Georgia aquarium.

“Scott McAfee is a strong addition to my administration,” Kemp said in 2021 about McAfee. “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.”

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McAfee has spent over 10 years of his career as a lawyer, out of which he spent three and a half years working 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.

McAfee has spent six months in public service. McAfee fined pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood in June in contempt of court for violating an order against insulting his former legal associates. Wood was asked to pay $5,000.

“I can’t overlook the protracted and flagrant nature of the violation,” McAfee said of Wood’s disparaging comments. Wood was told that if he was found repeating the same mistake in the future, the fine would go up to $15,000.