Full Name & Title:  Assistant District Attorney Jamie Ross Played by: Carey Lowell FILE STATUS:  Closed - impermanent As of 5/20/1998 Left the DA's office in order to remarry and spend more time with her new husband and young daughter 11/10/1999 - Returned as a defense attorney for a former client accused in two murders, but had to resign as his counsel due to having violated the Bar's code of ethics 5/16/2001 - Returned as the defense attorney for a teenager accused of killing 20 of his classmates

Juvenile Records:

Grew up with four brothers

Current Marital/Family Status:

	Divorced, one pre-school aged daughter, Katie
	Involved with someone named David

Social Viewpoints:

	Originally pro-death penalty, shifted to anti-death penalty due to her experiences in the DA's office
	Takes special interest in cases where the welfare of women and children is in jeopardy

Prior Bad Acts:

	Graduated from Columbia University Law School
	Worked with then-husband Neil Gorton defending (and in 7 out of 8 cases, acquitting) serial rapists and killers, including James Carper, who went on to kill again after his acquittal
	Went through a bitter divorce to win custody of her daughter; alimony settlement left her financially well off
	Worked for the Southern Poverty Defense Fund and also did pro bono work for battered women, each for a year or less, before joining the DA's office
	Worked in Bosnia on human rights issues after leaving the DA's office

Known Associates:

	Neil Gorton, ex-husband and former law partner
	Chuck Rodman, federal prosecutor and classmate from Columbia University
	Charlie and Lisa Harmon, former law school classmate and wife
	Caroline Bennett, friend and competitor
	Michael Gordon, former client
	EADA Jack McCoy, former supervisor
	DA Adam Schiff, former employer
	Lt. Anita Van Buren
	Det. Lennie Briscoe
	Det. Rey Curtis

Notable Moments:

Passion

Ross: "What do you think she wanted to say to him?"

McCoy: " 'Thanks for ruining my life?' "

Ross: (smirks) " 'Please take me back.' "

Ritual