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C. Ashley Royal

C. Ashley Royal

Senior judge

Appears in 2 stories

Born: 1949 (age 76 years), Augusta, GA
Education: University of Georgia and University of Georgia School of Law

Stories

Trump DOJ launches federal investigation into 2020 Georgia election

Rule Changes

Dismissed DOJ voter data lawsuit on jurisdictional grounds

On January 28, 2026, FBI agents seized 700 boxes of 2020 election ballots from a Fulton County warehouse. Four days later, on February 1, the Georgia Senate passed a resolution urging Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to hand over unredacted voter data to the DOJ — he refused, citing state privacy laws.

Updated May 23

Federal fight for state voter rolls

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Dismissed Georgia case on venue grounds

The Justice Department wants every state's unredacted voter file—names, addresses, dates of birth, driver's license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers for roughly 160 million registered voters. Since May 2025, DOJ has demanded these records from at least 44 states; 25 have refused and are being sued.

Updated May 23