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Judge Eleanor Ross Recuses from Georgia Voter Rolls Case

6/17/2026

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U.S. District Court Judge Eleanor Ross recused herself from the Justice Department lawsuit seeking unredacted voter rolls from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger after attending an event sponsored by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ campaign, which she said could appear biased.
Ross stressed the recusal was to avoid any appearance of partiality, not driven by partisanship.
Ross previously became the 11th Circuit’s first Black female jurist.

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U.S. District Court Judge Eleanor Ross recused herself from the Justice Department lawsuit seeking unredacted voter rolls from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger after attending an event sponsored by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ campaign, which she said could appear biased.
Ross stressed the recusal was to avoid any appearance of partiality, not driven by partisanship.
Ross previously became the 11th Circuit’s first Black female jurist.