DOJ Seeks Removal of Judge in Georgia Voting Records Case

The DOJ filed a motion seeking the recusal of U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross from a federal election records case involving the Georgia secretary of state.
DOJ Seeks Removal of Judge in Georgia Voting Records Case
Members of an adjudication review panel examine scanned absentee ballots at the Fulton County Election Preparation Center in Atlanta on Nov. 4, 2020. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a motion seeking the recusal of U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross from a federal election records case involving Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

In the filing, the Justice Department argues that Ross should step aside because of reports identifying her as a federal judge who was privately reprimanded by the Eleventh Circuit for attending what investigators described as a partisan political event connected to then-Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.