The U.S. Department of Justice has requested that U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross of the Northern District of Georgia recuse herself from a Georgia election-records case.
This action follows a judicial misconduct finding by the Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disability, which described the judge’s conduct as “grossly lacking in judgment.” The committee identified three violations: engaging in an extramarital affair with a high-ranking law enforcement officer and having sexual intercourse in her chambers during business hours within hearing distance of staff; attending a partisan political event; and making false statements to the Chief Circuit Judge and Chief District Judge that were material to the investigation.
The committee issued its finding without publicly naming the judge, but judicial records confirm the judge’s identity as Eleanor Ross. The Justice Department’s motion is based on these findings.