Erskine Mayo Ross
Judge Ross no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Ross decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Ross denied equitable relief when the claimant's own deceptive conduct made judicial assistance inappropriate.
“such deceptive, false, fraudulent, and unconscionable conduct as precludes a court of equity from affording it any relief.”
He treated a voyage-specific supply contract as maritime because its purpose was to enable the contemplated voyage.
“the sole object of the contract sued on was to enable that voyage to be performed.”
Procedural preferences
Ross required internally consistent verdicts when two counts arose from a single transaction.
“The two findings were thus wholly inconsistent and conflicting.”
He dismissed an attempted appeal from a decree that merely implemented the appellate mandate.
“The decree appealed from; being in accordance with the mandate of this court, is not appealable.”
Cautions
Ross rejected a fairness challenge when the administrative record showed notice, representation, briefing, and oral argument.
“We see in the record no ground for the sole contention here made that the applicant was not afforded a fair hearing before the officers of the Immigration Department.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The case is remanded to the court below, with directions to so modify the judgment as to omit the prescribed imprisonment of the plaintiffs in error under count 3 of the indictment, and, as so modified, the judgment will stand affirmed.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Not applicable to this circuit-court record.
A historical record
Judge Ross no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.