What's Next for Judge Eleanor Ross? A 2009 Impeachment May Provide Some Clues
Judge Eleanor Ross has been identified as the subject of a judicial misconduct order issued by the JC&D Committee. The Committee found that her actions constituted misconduct under the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980. There is speculation about the possibility of impeachment proceedings against her, drawing parallels to the 2009 impeachment of Judge Samuel B. Kent.
- ▪Judge Eleanor Ross was identified as the subject of a misconduct order by the JC&D Committee.
- ▪The Committee found that her actions constituted misconduct under the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980.
- ▪There is speculation about potential impeachment proceedings against Judge Ross, similar to those faced by Judge Samuel B. Kent in 2009.
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What's Next for Judge Eleanor Ross? A 2009 Impeachment May Provide Some Clues A guest post from Professor Arthur Hellman Josh Blackman | 5.29.2026 8:35 PM I invited Professor Arthur Hellman, an emeritus professor at the University of Pittsburgh, to write a guest post on what should come next for Judge Ross. Professor Hellman is a leading expert on judicial ethics, and has testified before Congress on this important topic before. District Judge Eleanor Ross of the Northern District of Georgia has now been "outed" as the "Subject Judge" of the judicial misconduct order issued by the Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disability of the Judicial Conference of the United States (JC&D Committee) on May 22.
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