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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSENATE RESOLUTION 808—EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT ELEANOR
L. ROSS, JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA, ENGAGED IN CONDUCT THAT FALLS BENEATH THE DIGNITY
OF HER OFFICE
Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:
S. Res. 808
Whereas, between October 2023 and October 2025, Eleanor L.
Ross, judge of the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Georgia, engaged in a sexual
relationship with a high-ranking official of the Atlanta
Police Department inside her judicial chambers during regular
business hours, including while actively presiding over
criminal cases;
Whereas these activities were conducted within close
proximity to the judicial staff of Judge Ross, including at
least 3 of her then-law clerks;
Whereas, on September 30, 2025, Eleventh Circuit Chief
Judge William H. Pryor, Jr., received a complaint about this
behavior from a law clerk of Judge Ross and subsequently
appointed a special committee to investigate the complaint;
Whereas the special committee determined that Judge Ross
lied to Chief Judge Pryor, as well as to the Chief Judge of
the United States District Court for the Northern District of
Georgia, regarding this sexual activity that was conducted in
her chambers;
Whereas Judge Ross falsely stated that she had “never
engaged in sexual intercourse in [her] office, nor anywhere
else in the Courthouse”, that she was “not sure who this
allegation concerns or whether it is alleged to have occurred
with different individuals”, and that she was “astounded
and confused, and [had] no idea what this clerk is referring
to”;
Whereas Judge Ross did not retract these false statements
until October 10, 2025, nearly 2 weeks after making them, by
which time the special committee had already collected
substantial corroborating evidence, including a review of
security camera footage and sign-in logs, background research
on the high-ranking law enforcement official, interviews of 5
former law clerks of Judge Ross, inspection of the layout of
the chambers of Judge Ross, and laboratory testing of
furniture in the chambers of Judge Ross;
Whereas the special committee concluded that Judge Ross
engaged in misconduct in her office during court business
hours and made materially false and misleading statements to
Chief Judge Pryor and Chief District Judge Leigh Martin May
that had a detrimental effect on the investigation of the
misconduct of Judge Ross and, more broadly, the
administration of justice;
Whereas the behavior of Judge Ross violated multiple
provisions of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges,
including—
(1) canon 2, which states that a judge should avoid
impropriety and the appearance of impropriety in all
activities;
(2) canon 2(A), which adds, “A judge should respect and
comply with the law and should act at all times in a manner
that promotes public confidence in the integrity and
impartiality of the judiciary.”; and
(3) the commentary to canon 2(A), which notes, “Public
confidence in the judiciary is eroded by irresponsible or
improper conduct by judges, including harassment and other
inappropriate workplace behavior.”; and
Whereas there is sufficient evidence to conclude that Judge
Ross engaged in conduct that falls beneath the dignity of her
office: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that—
(1) Judge Ross made materially false and misleading
statements to the special committee of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit;
(2) Judge Ross engaged in behavior that does not live up to
the high standards our nation expects of the Federal
judiciary; and
(3) Judge Ross's conduct should be condemned.