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DOJ seeks Judge Eleanor Ross recusal in Georgia election case TheDepartment of Justiceon Friday asked Georgia federal judge Eleanor Ross to recuse herself from a pending case involving election records, citing media reports identifying Ross as the samejudge who was disciplinedfor attending a victory party for a district attorney's campaign. The DOJ said that if Ross is that judge, "it creates the appearance of bias," because the victory party would have been in May 2024 forFulton County DA Fani Willis, who prosecuted PresidentDonald Trumpfor an alleged conspiracy to overturn the results of his2020 electionloss in Georgia to former PresidentJoe Biden. "A judge who attended a party celebrating the election of a Democrat best known for prosecuting a Republican President for alleged election interference cannot then preside over a case concerning that President's efforts to ensure election integrity," the DOJ said in the motion for Ross' recusal, which was filed inU.S. District Court in Atlanta. The DOJ does not claim in the filing to have independently identified Ross, 58, as the judge who was disciplined, and CNBC has not confirmed that she is the judge. CNBC this week asked two…

Federal judge recuses herself from Georgia election case A federal judge in Atlanta recused herself from a case filed by the U.S. Department of Justice seeking unredacted voter rolls from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. U.S. District Court Judge Eleanor Ross said her decision is not about partisanship but about her attendance at an event sponsored by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ campaign. Willis prosecuted President Donald Trump and his allies in relation to the 2020 presidential election. Ross said observers could perceive her attendance as signaling support for Willis’ position, but Ross maintained she only went to see former colleagues.

Judge disciplined over courthouse sex recuses herself in Georgia ... A federal judge who was disciplined after an investigation found that she had sex with a police officer in her chambers and attended a partisan event, then lied when confronted with the allegations, has recused herself in a fight over Georgia election records after the U.S. Department of Justice raised questions about her ability to be impartial. The Justice Department sought to remove U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross from the case, citing her reported attendance at an event for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who prosecuted President Donald Trump. Ross on Tuesday filed an order recusing herself, writing that she was doing so “out of an abundance of caution for the potential perception of bias.” The Justice Department had sued Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger seeking an unredacted statewide voter list, and Ross was presiding over that case. “Both the Trump administration’s present and Willis’s past efforts have become heavily polarized,” Ross wrote, explaining that she “cannot discount” that an objective observer might interpret her attendance at an event sponsored by Willis’ campaign…

Judge who attended Fani Willis event exits election records case | AP News Fulton County Senior ADA Eleanor Ross speaks during opening statements Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010 in Atlanta. (Vino Wong/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File) ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge who was disciplined after an investigation found that she hadsex with a police officerin her chambers and attended a partisan event, then lied when confronted with the allegations, has recused herself in a fight over Georgia election records after the U.S. Department of Justice raised questions about her ability to be impartial. The Justice Department sought to remove U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross from the case, citing her reported attendance at an event for Fulton County District AttorneyFani Willis, who prosecuted PresidentDonald Trump. Ross on Tuesday filed an order recusing herself, writing that she was doing so “out of an abundance of caution for the potential perception of bias.” The Justice Department had sued GeorgiaSecretary of State Brad Raffenspergerseeking an unredacted statewide voter list, and Ross was presiding over that case. “Both the Trump administration’s present and Willis’s past efforts hav…

Federal judge ensnared in sex scandal recuses herself from Georgia ... ATLANTA — U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross has recused herself from overseeing a case involving the United States government and Georgia Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger. The U.S. government had sued Raffensperger in January over voting information from the 2020 presidential election. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] In May, it came to light that a federal judge was disciplined for inappropriate conduct in chambers and Ross was later revealed as the judge in question. She was made to send apologies to the former staff from her office that had reported the behavior. The investigation by the 11th Circuit court system found that in addition to having a sexual affair in her chambers, Ross had also attended a political campaign event for Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis. RELATED STORIES: Judge accused of sex in chambers with police official ordered to make more apologies Judge had sex in chambers with senior police official during business hours, report says DOJ seeks recusal of judge from Georgia election case over reported attendance at Fani Willis event Impeachment sought …

Ross has filed an order recusing herself, writing she was doing so “out of an abundance of caution for the potential perception of bias.” The Justice Department had sued Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger seeking an unredacted statewide voter list, and Ross was presiding over that case.

Judge who had sex in courthouse and attended political event agrees to ... A federal judge has recused herself in a fight over Georgia election records after the U.S. Department of Justice raised questions about her ability to be impartial ATLANTA --A federal judge who was disciplined after an investigation found that she hadsex with a police officerin her chambers and attended a partisan event, then lied when confronted with the allegations, has recused herself in a fight over Georgia election records after the U.S. Department of Justice raised questions about her ability to be impartial. The Justice Department sought to remove U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross from the case, citing her reported attendance at an event for Fulton County District AttorneyFani Willis, who prosecuted PresidentDonald Trump. Ross on Tuesday filed an order recusing herself, writing that she was doing so “out of an abundance of caution for the potential perception of bias.” The Justice Department had sued GeorgiaSecretary of State Brad Raffenspergerseeking an unredacted statewide voter list, and Ross was presiding over that case. “Both the Trump administration's present and Willis's past efforts have …

Federal judge recuses from Georgia election records case after DOJ ... A federal judge who was disciplined after an investigation found that she had sex with an Atlanta police officer in her chambers and attended a partisan event, then lied when confronted with the allegations, has recused herself in a fight over Georgia election records after the U.S. Department of Justice raised questions about her ability to be impartial. The Justice Department sought to remove U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross from the case, citing her reported attendance at an event for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who prosecuted President Donald Trump. Ross on Tuesday filed an order recusing herself, writing that she was doing so "out of an abundance of caution for the potential perception of bias." The Justice Department had sued Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger seeking an unredacted statewide voter list, and Ross was presiding over that case. "Both the Trump administration's present and Willis's past efforts have become heavily polarized," Ross wrote, explaining that she "cannot discount" that an objective observer might interpret her attendance at an event sponsored by Willis' …