The Metro: Retired from the bench, but not from the fight

July 8, 2026 | Robyn Vincent | WDET and Wayne State University

Retired Federal Judge Victoria Roberts joined The Metro to discuss her participation in the nonpartisan “Justice in Motion” bus tour across the Midwest. Roberts spoke about how surging political threats and harassment tactics against judges prompted former jurists from both parties to break standard silence, travel through states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan, and advocate publicly for judicial independence and public trust in the courts. . . .