Linda Jeanne Dunikoski is an American lawyer and

prosecutor A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the common law adversarial system or the Civil law (legal system), civil law inquisitorial system. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the ...

who serves as a senior assistant district attorney in

Cobb County, Georgia Cobb County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia, located in the Atlanta metropolitan area in the north central portion of the state. As of 2020 Census, the population was 766,149. Its county seat and largest city is Marietta. Along with ...

. She was a prosecutor of the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal in 2014–2015 and the

murder of Ahmaud Arbery On February 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old black man, was murdered during a racially motivated Hate crime laws in the United States, hate crime while jogging in Satilla Shores, a neighborhood near Brunswick, Georgia, Brunswick in Glynn ...

in 2021.

Life

Linda Jeanne Dunikoski earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from

Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, or simply Indiana) is a public university, public research university in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the flagship university, flagship campus of Indiana University and, with ...

in 1988. She completed a J.D. at

Georgia State University College of Law The Georgia State University College of Law is a law school located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1982, it is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. In addition to the J ...

in 1993. In 2009, Dunikoski was an assistant district attorney in

Fulton County, Georgia Fulton County is located in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,066,710, making it the state's most-populous county and its only one with over one million inhabi ...

. In October 2009, Dunikoski was jailed and cited for contempt over a $100 fine by Judge

Marvin S. Arrington Sr. Marvin Stephens Arrington Sr. (born February 10, 1941) is an American judge in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia and a former politician in the city of Atlanta. Elected to the Atlanta Board of Aldermen in 1969 (a precursor to the present ...

The Supreme Court of Georgia issued a stay of the contempt order in November 2009. From August 11, 2014 to April 1, 2015, she was one of four prosecutors working the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal case. 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, specializing in major crimes homicide and

RICO The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. RICO was en ...

prosecution. Since September 2019, Dunikoski works as a senior assistant district attorney in

. She heads the appeals section. In 2021, Dunikoski was a prosecutor for the

case. Her prosecution strategy leading to a conviction garnered the praise of legal observers. She faced criticism for not placing greater emphasis on racism in the Arbery case.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunikoski, Linda Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Georgia State University College of Law alumni 21st-century American women lawyers 21st-century American lawyers District attorneys in Georgia (U.S. state) Indiana University Bloomington alumni