The safety and security of US judges must be a bipartisan priority
by Ursula Ungaro and Royal Furgeson - 07/14/25
It should go without saying that violence against those fulfilling their civic duty is abhorrent. The recent assassination of a state lawmaker in Minnesota demonstrates that such reminders must sadly be issued.
In recent years, federal and state judges, along with their family members, have also experienced increasing threats and acts of violence. In his “2024 Year End Report on the Federal Judiciary,” Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts astutely noted a need for increased safety for federal judges, referencing the tragic murders of federal judges Richard Daronco and Robert Smith Vance, and in more recent years the killing of Daniel Anderl, who was murdered by a man targeting his mother, federal Judge Esther Salas… READ MORE