 In March 2010 , the case was finally heard by a jury . During the trial plaintiffs ' attorneys called witnesses from across county government in an attempt to demonstrate a countywide policy of discrimination . Jones denied any discrimination against white employees . He testified that " I wanted the best and the brightest . That meant blacks , whites , Asians , Latinos , Republicans , Democrats , Independents , gay , straight , anybody who wanted to work for DeKalb County . I wanted everybody to have a seat at the table " . Other testimony revealed that during the first five years of Jones ' term in office , the number of white senior county managers had dropped from 61 to 57 , and the number of African @-@ American senior county managers had risen from 33 to 61 . 
