Linda Dunikoski | |
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Education |
Indiana University Bloomington Georgia State University College of Law ( JD) |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, prosecutor |
Linda Jeanne Dunikoski is an American lawyer and prosecutor who serves as a senior assistant district attorney in Cobb County, Georgia. She was a prosecutor of the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal in 2014–2015 and the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in 2021.
Linda Jeanne Dunikoski [1] earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Indiana University Bloomington in 1988. She completed a J.D. at Georgia State University College of Law in 1993. [2] [3]
In 2009, Dunikoski was an assistant district attorney in Fulton County, Georgia. In October 2009, Dunikoski was jailed and cited for contempt over a $100 fine by Judge Marvin S. Arrington Sr. The Supreme Court of Georgia issued a stay of the contempt order in November 2009. [4] [5] From August 11, 2014 to April 1, 2015, she was one of four prosecutors working the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal case. [3] [2] Dunikoski resigned as executive assistant district attorney with the Fulton County District Attorney's Office on August 23, 2019. She worked for Fulton County for 17 years, [6] specializing in major crimes homicide and RICO prosecution. [3]
Since September 2019, Dunikoski works as a senior assistant district attorney in Cobb County, Georgia. [7] [3] She heads the appeals section. [6] [3] In 2021, Dunikoski was a prosecutor for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery case. Her prosecution strategy leading to a conviction garnered the praise of legal observers. [7] She faced criticism for not placing greater emphasis on racism in the Arbery case. [8] [9]
Linda Dunikoski | |
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Education |
Indiana University Bloomington Georgia State University College of Law ( JD) |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, prosecutor |
Linda Jeanne Dunikoski is an American lawyer and prosecutor who serves as a senior assistant district attorney in Cobb County, Georgia. She was a prosecutor of the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal in 2014–2015 and the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in 2021.
Linda Jeanne Dunikoski [1] earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Indiana University Bloomington in 1988. She completed a J.D. at Georgia State University College of Law in 1993. [2] [3]
In 2009, Dunikoski was an assistant district attorney in Fulton County, Georgia. In October 2009, Dunikoski was jailed and cited for contempt over a $100 fine by Judge Marvin S. Arrington Sr. The Supreme Court of Georgia issued a stay of the contempt order in November 2009. [4] [5] From August 11, 2014 to April 1, 2015, she was one of four prosecutors working the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal case. [3] [2] Dunikoski resigned as executive assistant district attorney with the Fulton County District Attorney's Office on August 23, 2019. She worked for Fulton County for 17 years, [6] specializing in major crimes homicide and RICO prosecution. [3]
Since September 2019, Dunikoski works as a senior assistant district attorney in Cobb County, Georgia. [7] [3] She heads the appeals section. [6] [3] In 2021, Dunikoski was a prosecutor for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery case. Her prosecution strategy leading to a conviction garnered the praise of legal observers. [7] She faced criticism for not placing greater emphasis on racism in the Arbery case. [8] [9]