U.S. District Judge Eleanor L. Ross of the Northern District of Georgia has been accused of carrying on an extramarital affair with Atlanta Police Deputy Chief Kelley Collier.
According to a judicial misconduct investigation by the 11th Circuit, the two engaged in “intimate contact,” including sexual intercourse, in her chambers during work hours on several occasions over roughly a two-year period.
Clerks reported hearing “unsettling noises,” kissing sounds, and music coming from the judge’s chambers.
The investigation described the workplace environment as “extremely uncomfortable and troubling” for staff.
Evidence collected during the probe reportedly included security logs, video footage, and even a stained couch cushion from her chambers that was sent for forensic testing.
Judge Ross initially denied the allegations when questioned by Chief Judge William Pryor and other judicial officials.
She later admitted to the relationship.
The investigation also found that she attended a partisan political event, which violated judicial conduct rules.
Ross was issued a private reprimand by the 11th Circuit Judicial Council, a punishment many have called far too lenient. She was also required to send apology letters to her former law clerks.
According to a report fromBreitbart News, the judge wrote, in part, “My actions were patently wrong, and there is no excuse. I am writing to you for a second time to convey my deepest apologies for my harmful, offensive, and unprofessional behavior that made your clerkship an unpleasant experience.”
Source: Cassandra MacDonald, Author at The Gateway Pundit
