Overview
- Two Republican members of Congress from Georgia have filed separate articles of impeachment this week seeking the removal of U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross from the Northern District of Georgia.
- An 11th Circuit special committee found Ross had an extramarital sexual relationship with a high‑ranking law enforcement officer in her chambers, that she attended a partisan campaign event, and that she was not truthful at first, and the Judicial Conference affirmed a private reprimand.
- The Justice Department recently asked Ross to recuse herself from a federal case over Georgia voter records because the misconduct finding and her political ties could create an appearance of bias in that litigation.
- The Atlanta Police Department has opened a personnel inquiry after news reports identified the officer named in the judicial finding as Deputy Chief Kelley Collier, and investigators reviewed security logs, footage and clerk testimony during the judicial probe.
- If the House Judiciary Committee decides to act, the House would have to impeach and the Senate would have to convict to remove Ross, a rare and consequential path that could reshape oversight of federal judicial discipline and affect cases she now handles.