Jamie Ross attended Columbia University. One of her classmates was 
Chuck Rodman, who later became a federal prosecutor. She married Neil 
Gorton, a fellow lawyer, and for a time they worked together in the 
same private law firm where, out of eight cases, Ross got seven 
aquittals. One of the cases she and Neil co-defended involved a sex 
killer named James Carper. They got him a walk, despite the fact that 
his DNA was all over the crime scene. Three months later, he committed 
another murder. Neil and Jamie had a daughter together, Katie, but 
eventually they divorced. The divorce settlement left Ross financially 
well-off, so she didn't have to worry about money; she decided she 
wanted to start working for "the other side" and joined the District 
Attorney's office. Neil remained in private practice. Ross was given 
custody of their daughter. In the middle of a case involving both 
Ross and her ex-husband, Neil challenged Ross's custody on the grounds 
that she wasn't spending enough time with their daughter. Ross began 
to cut down on her hours at work so that she could spend more time 
with Katie. After her significant other asked her to marry him (she 
accepted), Neil again challenged custody, this time on the grounds 
that, because of Jamie's hours, her new husband would be Katie's 
primary caregiver. Weighing work against family, Ross decided to 
resign from the District Attorney's office.