DOJ seeks Eleanor_Ross recusal

The United States — United States Department of Justice>>> has formally requested the recusal of U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross>>> from a case involving United States — Georgia (U.S. state)>>> election records. The request stems from media reports identifying Eleanor Ross>>> as the unnamed federal judge who received a private reprimand for attending a partisan event honoring Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis>>> and for other disciplinary issues, including having sex in the courthouse and lying about it. The United States — United States Department of Justice>>> argues that Eleanor Ross>>>'s attendance at an event celebrating Fani Willis>>>, who prosecuted Donald Trump>>> for election interference, creates an appearance of bias that compromises her impartiality in an election-related case. Eleanor Ross>>> is currently overseeing a lawsuit filed by the United States — United States Department of Justice>>> against United States — Georgia (U.S. state)>>> Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger>>> regarding the release of statewide voter lists. The disciplinary case against the unnamed judge was affirmed by the Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disability of the Judicial Conference of the United States on May 22. The United States — Atlanta Police Department>>> has also opened an investigation into the high-ranking police officer involved in the disciplinary case.