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.
According to the motion, the Judicial Council concluded the unidentified “Subject Judge” violated judicial conduct rules by attending a campaign event for a Democratic district attorney candidate, “best known for prosecuting a Republican President.”…