Eleanor Louise Ross
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by voice vote, Eleanor Louise Ross is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. She earned a law degree from University of Houston Law Center in 1994. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1967 · age 59
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2014
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- American 1989 · University of Houston Law Center 1994
- Succeeded
- Charles A. Pannell Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Northern District of Georgia succeeded Charles A. Pannell Jr. | Obama (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| American University | B.A. | 1989 |
| University of Houston Law Center | J.D. | 1994 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Ross was assigned 5,566 district-court cases (1991–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 148 days across 4,603 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 121 of Ross’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 99 were affirmed, 13 reversed or vacated, and 9 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Eleanor Louise Ross?
- President Barack Obama appointed Eleanor Louise Ross to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in 2014.
- Was Eleanor Louise Ross appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Eleanor Louise Ross was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Eleanor Louise Ross's confirmation vote?
- Eleanor Louise Ross was confirmed by voice vote on November 18, 2014. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Eleanor Louise Ross on?
- Eleanor Louise Ross is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Sources
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11 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).