Ella Lee
VerifiedElla Lee’s Biography
Ella Lee covers courts and justice for The Hill, with a focus on cases tinged by national politics. Her reporting spans the legal battles of former President Trump and other prominent political figures, the U.S. Supreme Court and the aftermath of the Capitol riot.
Before joining The Hill, she worked at USA Today as a political reporter covering Congress, elections and justice. She reported on the monthslong seditious conspiracy trials of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys after Jan. 6, and covered young voters at length during the 2022 midterm elections.
A Chicagoland native, her work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune and additional local publications. She studied journalism and American politics at DePaul University, where she served as managing editor of its student newspaper, The DePaulia.