INJUSTICE AT WORK

INJUSTICE AT WORK

The Federal Judicial 'Threat' Scam?

While threats to federal judges declined, public funding for their safety has skyrocketed. But what does any of this have to do with judges' birth dates?

Patricia G. Barnes, J.D.
Jun 25, 2026
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A terrible thing happened in 2020.

A disgruntled attorney showed up at the house of a federal judge, shot and wounded her husband, and killed their only child.

This is a loss so profound that it cannot be measured.

But the public ramifications stemming from the shooting can be measured.

The federal judiciary received an astronomical increase in federal fund…

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