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Ross, Eleanor Louise
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the 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
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, December 19, 2013; no Senate vote