06/15/2026
Professor Clark D. Cunningham, the W. Lee Burge Chair of Law and Ethics at Georgia State University College of Law, said there's no question that Judge Ross' conduct — which includes the affair with the police officer carried out in her chambers, attending a partisan political event, and lying when first accused of the sexual activity — makes her subject to impeachment. But it would be a "mistake to focus on just the sexual conduct," he said.
The scandal that could cost U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross her job also threatens to cause courthouse chaos in the form of recusal motions, bids to reopen suits and uncertainty for clerks. Here, Law360 looks at three things to know about the calls to impeach the judge and their potential fallout.