2026年6月15日 美国东部时间10:26 / 福克斯新闻
佐治亚州一名联邦法官就“有害、冒犯且不符合职业操守的行为”向前前法律书记员道歉，此前有指控称她在工作时间内与一名高级制服警员在办公室发生性关系，且声音被工作人员听到。
此次道歉之际，来自佐治亚州的两名众议院共和党人已针对美国地区法官埃莉诺·罗斯提起弹劾条款。
“你理应拥有更好的经历，不应被我令人反感的冲突行为破坏，”任职于佐治亚州北部地区法院的罗斯在上周的一封信中写道，并补充道她的“行为显然是错误的，没有任何借口”，她此前写给该书记员的信“完全不到位，因为我没有为自己的行为承担全部责任，也没有向你致以你应得的道歉”。
“我还想为我对你的虚假指控向你致以最诚挚的道歉，”这封信继续写道。“再说一次，我没有任何借口，对我的行为深感后悔。”
已婚联邦法官被指控多次在法院大楼与执法人员发生性关系
埃莉诺·罗斯法官由前总统巴拉克·奥巴马于2014年提名，并于同年晚些时候获得参议院批准。（维诺·王/亚特兰大宪法报）
罗斯由前总统巴拉克·奥巴马于2014年提名，在调查人员发现她在办公室与一名警员发生性关系后撒谎，她受到了纪律处分。
众议员安德鲁·克莱德（R-佐治亚州）和克莱·富勒（R-佐治亚州）在司法不当行为调查后分别就罗斯提起弹劾决议。联邦法官为终身任命，只能通过国会弹劾予以罢免。
“当法官成为政治激进分子或从事司法不当行为时，国会负有责任并拥有宪法权力追究其责任，”克莱德说。“罗斯法官的行为令人深感不安，证明她无法展现正直或保持公正。”
美国司法部在权衡弹劾转介之际向检察官征集“司法激进主义”案例
联邦法官埃莉诺·罗斯被指控在其办公室内、且在工作人员听力范围内与亚特兰大警察局副局长凯利·科利尔发生性关系，这是众议院两名共和党人起草的弹劾条款中的内容。（美联社）
富勒表示，罗斯在内部调查过程中向高级司法官员提供了重大虚假陈述，可能阻碍了全面评估不当行为担忧的工作，并影响了法院的管理。他称这些问题严重违反了司法道德，严重未能遵守联邦法官所需的基本标准。
“美国人民期望并应拥有一个以最高水平的正直、专业精神和问责制运作的司法系统，”富勒说。“罗斯法官不配留在联邦法官席上。”
“这种行为是不可接受的，在我们的法院任何层面都不能容忍，在佐治亚州更是如此，”富勒补充道。
由美国第十一巡回上诉法院首席法官威廉·普赖尔发起的调查还审查了罗斯参加党派政治活动、未能妥善监督书记员以及对工作人员大喊大叫和咒骂的指控。一个特别委员会最终认定罗斯在法院大楼发生性关系、参加党派活动，并在面对指控时最初撒谎。
撰写反特朗普专栏文章的退休联邦法官据称在辞职前面临不当行为调查
罗斯受到了“私下谴责”，并未公开点名。她还同意在符合资格时不寻求该地区首席法官职位，并向六名前法律书记员写道歉信。
克莱德就罗斯提起了三项弹劾条款，指控她在办公室进行不当性行为、参加党派政治活动以及阻碍官方程序。克莱德的决议称，罗斯在2023年10月至2025年10月左右与高级亚特兰大警察局官员凯利·科利尔发生婚外情，且未向其他法官、法院工作人员或诉讼当事人披露这段关系。
弹劾条款指控罗斯和科利尔在工作时间在罗斯的办公室发生性关系，至少有三名前书记员听到了法官办公室传来的声音，这使得该决议称的工作场所氛围令人不适。
“她根本不适合继续担任佐治亚州北部地区法院的美国地区法官，这就是为什么我带头弹劾罗斯法官并最终将她从法官席上赶下台的原因，”克莱德总结道。
其弹劾条款的共同提案人包括众议员劳伦·博伯特（R-科罗拉多州）、谢里·比格斯（R-南卡罗来纳州）、巴迪·卡特（R-佐治亚州）、约翰·卡特（R-德克萨斯州）、保罗·戈萨尔（R-亚利桑那州）、安迪·哈里斯（R-马里兰州）和安迪·奥格尔斯（R-田纳西州）。
被拍到在办公室与官员发生婚外情的法官
众议员克莱·富勒（R-佛罗里达州）代表佐治亚州第14选区，接替前众议员玛乔丽·泰勒-格林（R-佐治亚州）。（保罗·斯坦豪泽/福克斯新闻）
富勒单独提起了一项弹劾条款，称罗斯“在正式庭审时间内，在其办公室内与亚特兰大警察局一名高级官员发生婚外情，同时正在积极审理刑事案件”。
克莱德的弹劾条款还指控罗斯在主持一项刑事撤销诉讼程序的前一晚参加了富尔顿县地区检察官法妮·威利斯的竞选活动。该决议称，罗斯次日早上告诉实习生和工作人员，她在竞选活动中喝了“太多马提尼酒”。
罗斯告诉调查人员，她参加了一个前地区检察官办公室员工的“交流会”，并表示当时她在另一个房间，而非庆祝派对。
弹劾条款进一步指控罗斯在最初回应指控时，向普赖尔和首席地区法官作出“多次重大虚假陈述”。该决议称，罗斯否认在其办公室或法院内任何其他地方发生过性交，并表示她对这一指控“感到震惊和困惑”。
曾与狱友发生性爱录像带并走红的前狱警充满悔恨，如今专注于成为母亲
众议员安德鲁·克莱德（R-佐治亚州）是保守派众议院自由核心小组的成员，正试图弹劾来自佐治亚州的奥巴马提名法官埃莉诺·罗斯。（亚历克斯·王/盖蒂图片社）
直到2025年10月10日，在特别委员会收集到佐证证据后，罗斯才收回了这些陈述。该决议称，委员会拒绝将该撤回视为免责，因为这很可能是在罗斯知道她的虚假陈述已经或将被揭露之后才作出的。
普赖尔去年秋天首次要求罗斯回应指控。罗斯当日回复并“明确否认”了这些指控，随后在后续邮件中暗示，这名法律书记员可能因被要求在办公室工作而怀恨在心，编造了这些指控。
特别委员会审查了日志和监控录像，显示一名警员经常在午餐时间身着制服前往罗斯的办公室。六名书记员回忆看到过与该警员描述相符的人，三人记得曾听到法官办公室内可能是性行为的声音。
委员会发现，书记员们形容存在一种“蛋壳文化”，但未发现虐待行为的证据。
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众议院司法委员会将决定是否对罗斯启动弹劾程序。如果众议院弹劾她，参议院将决定是否将她从联邦法官席上罢免。
“虽然我永远无法完全弥补我给你造成的伤害，但我希望我对这些失误的承认是一小步，”罗斯在给前书记员的道歉信中写道。“我将采取进一步措施，确保此类事件不再发生。”
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Federal judge who had sex in chambers apologizes to former clerk as impeachment push ramps up
June 15, 2026 10:26am EDT / Fox News
A federal judge in Georgia has apologized to a former law clerk for “harmful, offensive, and unprofessional behavior” amid allegations she had engaged in sexual activity with a high-ranking uniformed police officer in her office during working hours and within earshot of staff.
The apology comes as two House Republicans from Georgia have filed articles of impeachment for U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross.
“You deserved better than to have your experience marred by my own offensive conflict,” Ross, who serves in the Northern District of Georgia, wrote in a letter last week, adding that her “actions were patently wrong, and there is no excuse,” and her previous letter to the clerk was “entirely deficient, as I did not take full accountability for my actions, and I failed to give you the apology that you deserve.”
“I also want to convey my deepest apologies to you for my false accusation against you,” the letter continued. “Again, I have no excuse and immensely regret my behavior.”
MARRIED FEDERAL JUDGE REPEATEDLY HAD COURTHOUSE SEX WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, COMPLAINT ALLEGES
Judge Eleanor Ross was nominated by former President Barack Obama in 2014 and approved in the Senate later that year.(Vino Wong/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Ross, nominated by former President Barack Obama in 2014, was disciplined after investigators found she had sex with a police officer in her chambers and then lied about it.
Reps. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., and Clay Fuller, R-Ga., filed separate impeachment resolutions against Ross following the judicial misconduct investigation. Federal judges are appointed for life and can only be removed through impeachment by Congress.
“When judges become political activists or engage in judicial misconduct, Congress bears both the responsibility and the constitutional authority to hold them accountable,” Clyde said. “Judge Ross’ deeply disturbing actions prove she is incapable of displaying integrity or showing impartiality.”
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Federal Judge Eleanor Ross was accused of having sex with Atlanta Police Department Deputy Chief Kelley Collier in her chambers and within earshot of her staff, according to articles of impeachment drafted in the House by two Republicans.(AP)
Ross provided materially false statements to senior judicial officials during the course of an internal inquiry, potentially obstructing efforts to fully assess misconduct concerns and impacting the administration of the court, according to Fuller, who said these issues represent a serious breach of judicial ethics and a serious failure to uphold the basic standards required of federal judges.
“The American people expect and deserve a judiciary system that operates with the highest level of integrity, professionalism, and accountability,” Fuller said. “Judge Ross has no place on the federal bench.”
“This behavior is unacceptable and cannot be tolerated on any level within our courts, and most certainly not in the State of Georgia,” Fuller added.
The investigation, initiated by 11th U.S. Circuit Chief Judge William Pryor, also examined allegations that Ross attended a partisan political event, failed to properly supervise clerks and yelled and cursed at staff. A special committee ultimately found that Ross had sex in the courthouse, attended a partisan event and initially lied when confronted with the allegations.
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Ross received a “private reprimand” that did not publicly name her. She also agreed not to seek the position of chief judge for the district when eligible and to write apology letters to six former law clerks.
Clyde filed three articles of impeachment against Ross, accusing her of improper sexual activity in chambers, attending a partisan political event and obstructing an official proceeding. Clyde’s resolution states that Ross engaged in an extramarital affair from roughly October 2023 through October 2025 with high-ranking Atlanta Police Department officer Kelley Collier, and that the relationship was not disclosed to judges, court staff or litigants.
The articles allege that Ross and Collier had sex in Ross’ chambers during business hours, and that at least three former clerks heard sounds from the judge’s chambers, creating what the resolution described as an uncomfortable workplace.
“She’s simply unfit to remain a U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, which is why I’m leading the charge to impeach Judge Ross and ultimately remove her from the bench,” Clyde concluded.
Cosponsors of his articles of impeachment include Reps. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo.; Sheri Biggs, R-S.C.; Buddy Carter, R-Ga.; John Carter, R-Texas; Paul Gosar, R-Ariz.; Andy Harris, R-Md.; and Andy Ogles, R-Tenn.
JUDGE CAUGHT IN EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIR WITH AN OFFICER IN HER CHAMBERS
Rep. Clay Fuller, R-Fla., represents Georgia’s 14th District, replacing former Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, R-Ga.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
Fuller filed a separate impeachment article, saying Ross “engaged in extra-marital affairs with a high ranking officer of the Atlanta police department within her chambers during official court hours, while actively presiding over criminal matters.”
Clyde’s articles also accuse Ross of attending an event hosted by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ campaign the evening before she presided over a criminal revocation proceeding. The resolution says Ross told interns and staff the next morning that she had consumed “too many martinis” at the campaign event.
Ross told investigators she attended a “mixer” for former employees of a district attorney’s office where she used to work, but said it was in a separate room from the victory party.
The articles further accuse Ross of making “numerous, material false statements” to Pryor and the chief district judge when she initially responded to the allegations. The resolution says Ross denied having sexual intercourse in her office or anywhere else in the courthouse and said she was “astounded and confused” by the allegation.
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Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, is seeking to impeach Obama-nominated Judge Eleanor Ross out of Georgia.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Ross did not recant those statements until Oct. 10, 2025, after the special committee had gathered corroborating evidence. The resolution says the committee declined to treat the recantation as absolution because it came only after Ross likely knew her false statements had been, or were about to be, exposed.
Pryor first asked Ross to respond to the allegations last fall. Ross replied the same day and “specifically denied” them, then suggested in a follow-up email that the law clerk might have invented the claims in retaliation for being required to work in the office.
The special committee reviewed logs and security footage showing that an officer had frequently visited Ross’ chambers in uniform around lunchtime. Six clerks recalled seeing someone matching the officer’s description, and three remembered overhearing what might have been sexual activity in the judge’s office.
The committee found that clerks described an “eggshell culture,” but it did not find evidence of abusive behavior.
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The House Judiciary Committee will decide whether to open impeachment proceedings against Ross. If the House were to impeach her, the Senate would decide whether to remove her from the federal bench.
“Though I can never fully undo the harm that I have caused you, I hope that my acknowledgment of these failures is a small first step,” Ross wrote in her apology letter to the former clerk. “I will be taking further steps to ensure that this never happens again.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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