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Eleanor L. Ross

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Biography

Born 1967 in Washington, DC

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 6, 2014, to a seat vacated by Charles A. Pannell, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on November 18, 2014, and received commission on November 20, 2014.

Education:
American University, B.A., 1989
University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 1994

Professional Career:
Assistant district attorney, Tarrant County, Texas, 1994-1996
Assistant solicitor-general, DeKalb County, Georgia, 1997-1998
Senior assistant district attorney, Fulton County, Georgia, 1998-2002
Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Georgia, 2002-2005
Executive assistant district attorney, Fulton County, Georgia, 2007-2011
Judge, DeKalb County [Georgia] State Court, 2011-2014

Given name at birth: Eleanor Louise Barnwell

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, December 19, 2013; no Senate vote

Professional Experience
Judge
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
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Judge
DeKalb County [Georgia] State Court
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Executive assistant district attorney
Fulton County, Georgia
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Assistant U.S. attorney
Northern District of Georgia
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Senior assistant district attorney
Fulton County, Georgia
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Assistant solicitor-general
DeKalb County, Georgia
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Assistant district attorney
Tarrant County, Texas
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Education
University of Houston - Main Campus
J.D. (1994)
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American University
B.A. (1989)
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Websites & Blogs
Website
United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Website
Federal Judicial Center Biography
Contact & Map
1788 Richard B. Russell Federal Building and United States Courthouse
75 Spring Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-3309
Telephone: (404) 215-1520