Federal judge accused of having sex in chambers with police officer remains on bench: report

A federal judge who had an extramarital affair with a high-ranking law enforcement officer and engaged in sexual relations in her chambers during work hours within earshot of staff remains on the bench after receiving a “private reprimand,” according to reports.

An investigative report ordered by Chief Judge William Pryor of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a private reprimand without naming the judge. On Thursday, Bloomberg Law reported that a source familiar with the situation identified the judge as Eleanor Ross.

Ross is a federal judge serving the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia who was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate in 2014.

According to a special judicial conduct committee of the 11th Circuit, the judge mentioned in the report, now believed to be Ross, engaged in sexual intercourse in “chambers and during business hours.”

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