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Who is Eleanor Ross? She\u2019s the Eleventh Circuit federal Judge who, for two years, had an affair with a police officer. Why would that be a problem? Because she regularly engaged in loud, B-movie comedy sex in her chambers, and lied about it. George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley explains:<\/p>

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\u201cThe Subject Judge characterized the allegations as \u2018outrageous\u2019 and \u2018baseless\u2019 and specifically denied each one. Apparently aware that Law Clerk A was the source of the allegations, the Subject Judge noted that the judge had repeatedly chastised Law Clerk A for performance issues, including \u2018being on [the clerk\u2019s] cell phone in court and in the office,\u2019 \u2018arriving to the office late,\u2019 and wearing attire that the judge considered \u2018too casual.\u2019 The Subject Judge implied that Law Clerk A might have made allegations as a means of retaliating against the Subject Judge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSubject judge,\u201d because the Eleventh Circuit kept her name confidential, issued a \u201cprivate reprimand, and the judge agreed not to serve on judicial committees or serve as Chief Judge. Her name quickly leaked.<\/p>\n

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I agree with Turley, who questions a private reprimand and her fitness to serve as a judge. The foundation of our justice system is truthfulness, not only for witnesses, but for officers of the court. Lawyers can get in real trouble for lying in documents or even allowing a client to lie. They\u2014particularly defense lawyers\u2014sometimes get away with both, but the foundation remains. Police officers caught lying lose all credibility and usually, their careers, as they should.<\/p>\n

At the Volokh Conspiracy, Josh Blackman entertained an essay on the topic by\u00a0Emeritus Professor Arthur Hellman. Hellman notes critics who think the punishment accorded Ross is \u201cwoefully inadequate.\u201d He and Blackman agree the next step should be considering impeachment, which is rarely done.\u00a0Only 15 have ever been impeached; only eight have been convicted. One resigned before trial, charges against one were dismissed, and the rest were acquitted.<\/p>\n

The judge who resigned in 2009 lied to a judicial panel investigating his conduct:<\/p>\n

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\u2026Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, a member of the House Judiciary Task Force on Judicial Impeachment, explaining Article III of the articles of impeachment against Judge Kent (p. H7061): “Clearly, everyone would agree that a judge who lies to a judicial body investigating his conduct \u2026 is not fit to remain on the bench.” The House unanimously agreed to Article III as well as three other articles of impeachment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That judge engaged in more egregious sexual misconduct than Ross, but Hellman notes:<\/p>\n

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So this is one of those rare instances in which the Judiciary has found that a sitting judge has engaged in conduct that is almost identical to conduct that the full House “has independently determined to constitute high crimes and misdemeanors warranting [a judge’s] impeachment and removal from office.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Hellman concluded:<\/p>\n

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I have not said anything here about the conduct that was the subject of Judge Ross’s false statements. Although not an appalling abuse of power like Judge Kent’s conduct, the characterization in the Eleventh Circuit Special Committee report (p. 16) might support a separate article of impeachment.\u00a0<\/p>

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As Blackman notes in a separate article, the House Judiciary Committee is considering impeachment:<\/p>\n

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Judiciary Chairman\u00a0Jim Jordan\u00a0(R-Ohio) said Wednesday that his staff has “already put together a memo” on the facts involved in the misconduct findings against Judge Eleanor Ross of the Atlanta-based US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.<\/p>\n

The “key fact,” he said in a brief interview, was that Ross lied to the judges investigating her misconduct.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Well, yes. But that\u2019s not all the Committee ought to investigate. Why a private reprimand? Is Ross such an outstanding and invaluable judge the judicial investigators decided to retain her? If that\u2019s true, why don\u2019t they want her serving as Chief Judge or on judicial committees? Were they engaging in ass-covering about some other, unknown, misconduct by Ross or other judges, perhaps including members of the panel that investigated her? What hasn\u2019t been released about their findings, their deliberations, or conclusions?<\/p>\n

Obviously, her conduct could have exposed her to blackmail. Did that happen? Equally obviously, the panel was trying to avoid damage to the judiciary by public exposure of Ross\u2019 behavior. That didn\u2019t work out so well. Was Ross\u2019 retaliation against the clerk worse than we know? Did she retaliate against other clerks?<\/p>\n

Democrat claims about Supreme Court illegitimacy are based not in honesty but because the majority renders rulings based on the law and Constitution rather than Democrat political desires. But in the Ross case, A judge thinking with her genitals and lying about her conduct can do real damage to public opinion of the judiciary, an opinion that is already low enough.<\/p>\n

Become a subscriber and get our weekly Friday newsletter with unique content from our editors.\u00a0These essays alone are worth\u00a0<\/em>the cost of the subscription.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Mike McDaniel is a USAF veteran, classically trained musician, Japanese and European fencer, lifelong athlete, firearm instructor, retired police officer, and high school and college English teacher. He is a published author and blogger. His home blog is<\/em>\u00a0Stately McDaniel Manor.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>

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