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Scott McAfee, the judge assigned to the huge racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 18 others, has once performed as a cellist with Emory University’s symphony orchestra. (YouTube)

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Scott McAfee, the judge assigned to the huge racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 18 others, has once performed as a cellist with Emory University’s symphony orchestra. (YouTube)
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Aug 17, 2023

Fulton County Superior Court judge. Former prosecutor. Award-winning trial court lawyer. Former state inspector general. Scuba diver. Gifted tennis athlete. And Eagle Scout.

Scott McAfee, 34, the judge assigned to the huge racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and 18 others, has done a lot of impressive things. Among them: Performing as a cellist with Emory University’s symphony orchestra.

Watch him here as a senior in North Cobb High School’s talent show, performing “The Star-Spangled Banner” Jimi Hendrix-style while wearing a patriotic headband. Yes, that is him playfully showboating by using his teeth on his instrument. And, yes, that is someone in the audience yelling for him to throw off his shirt.

ExploreRead The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s profile of Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee here

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Jeremy Redmon has reported for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2005.

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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.

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