Judge Recuses Herself in Georgia Election Case Amid DOJ Concerns Over Party Attendance
Judge Eleanor Ross recused herself from a case involving Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, stating she did so out of an abundance of caution for the potential perception of bias. The Department of Justice, in a separate filing, argued that a judge who attended a party celebrating the election of Fani Willis, a Democrat who prosecuted Donald Trump for election-related charges, cannot主持
Judge Eleanor Ross filed an order recusing herself from a case involving Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, stating she did so out of an abundance of caution for the potential perception of bias. According to CNBC.com, the Department of Justice argued that a judge who attended a party celebrating the election of Fani Willis, a Democrat who prosecuted Donald Trump for election-related charges, cannot preside over a case concerning Donald Trump's actions regarding election procedures as efforts to ensure election integrity. The Department of Justice did not claim in its filing to have independently identified Judge Eleanor Ross, 58, as the judge who attended the victory party.
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