| During an online forum on Thursday, four sitting judges “added to the chorus of concerns raised about the rise in violent threats against members of the judiciary at a time when President Donald Trump has ramped up his criticism of the courts,” according to NBC News. They described being attacked on social media and over email as they weighed “all kinds of cases, not just those with a political tinge.” “I don’t think being a federal judge is a job for the fainthearted,” said Chief Judge Dolly Gee of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Chief Justice John Roberts addressed threats against judges during an appearance in Houston earlier this week, saying “personal attacks against judges were dangerous and have ‘got to stop.’” |
