County. They are public officials. Every penny going thru her office is taxpayers money.
I am not familiar with Fulton County or Georgia’s specific procedures. But if the conduct is within the scope of their job, typically the governing body pays. If the conduct is outside the scope, the person pays. Or in the case of an elected official acting outside the scope, their campaign, PAC, or political party pays.
DAs are state employees so the state typically pays for the representation of a DA who is being sued for acts committed in their official capacity. However, I imagine a county could choose to fund the representation as well or could do so if the State declined to provide the money. If the State or county won't cover the cost, the DA could be on the hook for it personally. If a DA has not been sued and is handling hearings etc related to a case that is being prosecuted, then the DA is just collecting his/her normal salary.
That’s not correct. Local DAs are county elected, they are county paid, county funded. Any expenses incurred are paid by the respective county. Fulton Co is footing the bill, paying for the boyfriend lawyer.
This isn’t what he’s asking. He’s asking who is paying for HER lawyer. That’s why he addressed the question to attorneys and why only attorneys (meaning: not you) should have answered.
I don't think judges and DAs are "sued all the time." They generally are immune from being sued.
You are correct, they are generally immune. But someone has to move to dismiss on immunity grounds to assert that defense. As I said, most are frivolous. Many scorned parties file suits after getting bad results, particularly against judges in a civil context when a plaintiff is pro se. If you search a judge’s name on Pacer, you will find many wackadoo conspiracy claims against federal judges. Like lizard-people type conspiracies. Although I didn’t practice state criminal law (and only occasionally a narrow area of federal criminal law), there certainly are desperate criminal defendants who allege conspiracies involving judges, DAs, and other law enforcement. Even if insane, someone represents those parties.
