Georgia Federal Judge Reprimanded for Two‑Year In‑Chambers Affair

A federal judge in Georgia, Eleanor Ross of the Northern District of Georgia, was reprimanded after an investigation found she had a two‑year sexual relationship with an Atlanta Police commander in her chambers during business hours. The Judicial Conference called the conduct a ‘gross lack of judgment.’ Ross apologized, accepted responsibility, and was barred from serving as chief judge or in other leadership roles; the affair ended, and the report noted no cases involving the parties during the period in question.