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Eleanor Ross' Biography

Contact Information

Office

Richard B. Russell Federal Building and United States Courthouse
75 Ted Turner Drive, Southwest
Courtroom 1708, Chambers 1788
Atlanta, GA 30303-3309

Full Name:

Eleanor Louise Ross

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

1967

Birth Place:

Washington, DC

Home City:

Lithonia, GA

JD, University of Houston Law Center, 1991-1994

BA, Public Communication, American University, 1985-1989

No political experience information on file.

Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 2014-present

Judge, DeKalb County State Court, Georgia, 2011-2014

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, November 18, 2014

Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, January 6, 2014

Executive Assistant District Attorney, Fulton County, Georgia, 2007-2011

Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Georgia, 2002-2005

Senior Assistant District Attorney, Fulton County, Georgia, 1998-2002

Assistant Solicitor-General, DeKalb County, Georgia, 1997-1998

Assistant District Attorney, Tarrant County, Texas, 1994-1996

Intern, Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, 1993-1994

Intern, Miles and Stockbridge, 1993

Employee, Moriarty and Associates, 1992-1993

Member, Parent-Teacher Organization, Greenforest-McCalep Christian Academic Center, 2013-present

Member, DeKalb Lawyers Association, 2011-present

Member, Parent-Teacher Organization, Bouie Elementary School, 2007-present

Certified Fitness Instructor, Aerobics & Fitness Association of America, 2005-present

Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, 2003-present

Member, DeKalb Bar Association, 1997-present

Member, State Bar of Georgia, 1997-present

Member, Board of Directors, Herzing University, 2006-2011

Board Member, His Word 'N Motion School of Dance, Incorporated, 2007-2011

Secretary, Board of Directors, Eagle Ridge Homeowners Association, 2006-2008

Member, State Bar of Texas, 1995-1997

Awards:

Georgia's Most Powerful and Influential Attorney Award by Women Looking Ahead
Magazine (2011)

Fulton County Assistant District Attorney of the Year (2010)

Fulton County District Attorney Homicide Attorney of the Year (2000)

Fulton County Voice for Victims Award (2000)

Publications:

Eleanor Barnwell, D. C. General Hospital's Children's Center, Washington View,
June 1991.

Eleanor Barnwell, Sweet Honey In the Rock: Music With A Message, Washington
View, April1991.

Eleanor Barnwell, All That Jazz, Washington View, October 1990.

Eleanor Barnwell, On New Year's, Corks Will Pop On All Channels, USA Today,
December 30, 1988.

Eleanor Barnwell, A Roundup of Annual Top-10 Lists, USA Today, December 29,
1988.

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