This resolution impeaches Eleanor Louise Ross, a federal judge in Georgia, on three charges. The first article alleges Judge Ross engaged in an improper extramarital affair with a high-ranking Atlanta police officer over roughly two years, which created potential conflicts of interest in cases and violated judicial conduct codes. The second article claims Judge Ross attended a campaign event for a district attorney the evening before presiding over a criminal proceeding and mentioned drinking heavily at the event, violating rules against judicial political activity. The third article charges that Judge Ross made false statements when initially responding to an official investigation into the allegations, then recanted only after evidence was gathered against her, thereby obstructing the judicial misconduct process. The resolution was introduced in June 2026 by a bipartisan group of House members and was referred to the House Judiciary Committee. If passed by the House, the case would proceed to the Senate for trial to determine whether Judge Ross should be removed from office.
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