The married judge who had sex with a police commander in her court chambers within earshot of shocked law clerks, and who just received a reprimand after lying about it, is Judge Eleanor Ross of the Atlanta-based U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The 58-year-old federal judge, nominated to the bench by former President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate in 2014, wasn’t identified in a special judicial conduct committee’s report– but her name was leaked to the media. According to the report, Ross had sex “in chambers and during business hours,” demonstrating “a gross lack of judgement” over the course of the 2023-25 relationship. She was also chided for improperly attending a political event hosted by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s campaign. This misconduct has the frisky judge’s reputation SINKING…
Atlanta, Fulton Co. square off in tax fight
The City of Atlanta has long used tax allocation districts (TADs) as an economic development tool, leveraging property tax increases to pay for local infrastructure projects. But the Fulton County Commission has slammed on the brakes, voting 4-1 to reject a proposed 30-year extension of Atlanta’s TADs. That sets up a major budgetary clash, as the Fulton TADs would be expected to generate over a billion dollars over that period. Now the county will vote on TADs on a case by case basis, with stricter oversight and enforcement, leaving Atlanta’s money faucet DRIFTING…
