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A federal judge who was disciplined after an investigation found she had sex with a police officer in her office and attended a partisan event, then lied when confronted with the allegations, recused herself in a fight over Georgia election records after the U.S.
Justice Department raised questions about her ability to be impartial.
The Justice Department attempted to remove U.S.
District Judge Eleanor Ross from the case, citing her alleged attendance at an event for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who prosecuted President Donald Trump.
Ross filed an order recusing himself Tuesday, writing that he was doing so “out of an abundance of caution against possible perceptions of bias.” The Justice Department had sued Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger seeking an unredacted state voter list, and Ross was presiding over that case.
“Both the Trump administration's present efforts and Willis's past efforts have been strongly polarized,” Ross wrote, explaining that he “cannot rule out” that an objective observer could interpret his attendance at an event sponsored by Willis's campaign as support for the district attorney's position, even if he only went to see former colleagues.
Ross received a “private reprimand” after a judicial investigation found that he had sex in court with a high-ranking uniformed police officer within reach of staff, attended a partisan event and then initially lied to deny the allegations.
The investigative report says Ross attended an event hosted by a district attorney's campaign.
The judge said the district attorney had been a friend since 1999 and acknowledged attending a private meeting held on the sidelines of the event to visit former colleagues in the district attorney's office.
Ross previously worked in the Fulton County District Attorney's Office and met Willis there before Willis became district attorney.
In August 2023, Willis obtained an indictment against Trump and 18 others, accusing them of participating in a wide-ranging scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.
Justice Department raised questions about her ability to be impartial.
The Justice Department attempted to remove U.S.
District Judge Eleanor Ross from the case, citing her alleged attendance at an event for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who prosecuted President Donald Trump.
Ross filed an order recusing himself Tuesday, writing that he was doing so “out of an abundance of caution against possible perceptions of bias.” The Justice Department had sued Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger seeking an unredacted state voter list, and Ross was presiding over that case.
“Both the Trump administration's present efforts and Willis's past efforts have been strongly polarized,” Ross wrote, explaining that he “cannot rule out” that an objective observer could interpret his attendance at an event sponsored by Willis's campaign as support for the district attorney's position, even if he only went to see former colleagues.
Ross received a “private reprimand” after a judicial investigation found that he had sex in court with a high-ranking uniformed police officer within reach of staff, attended a partisan event and then initially lied to deny the allegations.
The investigative report says Ross attended an event hosted by a district attorney's campaign.
The judge said the district attorney had been a friend since 1999 and acknowledged attending a private meeting held on the sidelines of the event to visit former colleagues in the district attorney's office.
Ross previously worked in the Fulton County District Attorney's Office and met Willis there before Willis became district attorney.
In August 2023, Willis obtained an indictment against Trump and 18 others, accusing them of participating in a wide-ranging scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.
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