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Judge who attended Fani Willis event exits election records case
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross has recused herself from a case involving Georgia election records after the Justice Department questioned her impartiality due to her attendance at a partisan event linked to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
- The Justice Department had sought an unredacted statewide voter list from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, with Ross presiding over the case.
- Ross cited concerns about the perception of bias, noting her attendance at an event sponsored by Willis’ campaign, despite her claim that she was there to see former colleagues.
- Ross was previously privately reprimanded following an investigation that found she had sex with a police officer in her chambers, attended partisan events, and initially lied about these actions.
- Ross and Willis have a long-standing professional relationship, having both worked in the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office before Willis became district attorney.
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