{"id":109985,"date":"2025-03-07T17:03:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T01:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/03\/07\/with-threats-on-the-rise-safety-concerns-are-becoming-all-too-real-for-federal-judges\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T17:03:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T01:03:17","slug":"with-threats-on-the-rise-safety-concerns-are-becoming-all-too-real-for-federal-judges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/03\/07\/with-threats-on-the-rise-safety-concerns-are-becoming-all-too-real-for-federal-judges\/","title":{"rendered":"With Threats On The Rise, Safety Concerns Are Becoming All Too Real For Federal Judges"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/gavel-violence-GettyImages-875161088-620x414.jpg?resize=620%2C414&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><u>Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/tag\/quote-of-the-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>We\u2019re in a dark space, and we have to stop pretending like we\u2019re not in that space<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><em>\u2014 Judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvd.uscourts.gov\/court-information\/judges\/judge-richard-f-boulware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Richard Boulware<\/a>\u00a0(D. Nev.), in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/were-dark-space-us-judge-says-rising-threats-2025-03-06\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">comments given<\/a> while serving as a panelist during an American Bar Association meeting on white collar crime in Miami, Florida, where he said that threats against the judiciary had gone up \u201cexponentially.\u201d Safety concerns for judges continue to mount, and when the White House gives <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/03\/white-house-has-absolutely-unhinged-response-to-judicial-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">incredibly unhinged responses<\/a> to these grave threats, it\u2019s even more alarming. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-441281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg?resize=150%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Staci Zaretsky\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to <a href=\"mailto:staci@abovethelaw.com\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stacizaretsky.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/staci-zaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/03\/with-threats-on-the-rise-safety-concerns-are-becoming-all-too-real-for-federal-judges\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">With Threats On The Rise, Safety Concerns Are Becoming All Too Real For Federal Judges<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/gavel-violence-GettyImages-875161088-620x414.jpg?resize=620%2C414&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><u>Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/tag\/quote-of-the-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>We\u2019re in a dark space, and we have to stop pretending like we\u2019re not in that space<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><em>\u2014 Judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nvd.uscourts.gov\/court-information\/judges\/judge-richard-f-boulware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Richard Boulware<\/a>\u00a0(D. Nev.), in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/were-dark-space-us-judge-says-rising-threats-2025-03-06\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">comments given<\/a> while serving as a panelist during an American Bar Association meeting on white collar crime in Miami, Florida, where he said that threats against the judiciary had gone up \u201cexponentially.\u201d Safety concerns for judges continue to mount, and when the White House gives <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/03\/white-house-has-absolutely-unhinged-response-to-judicial-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">incredibly unhinged responses<\/a> to these grave threats, it\u2019s even more alarming. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-441281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg?resize=150%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Staci Zaretsky\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#ea999e8b8983aa8b88859c8f9e828f868b9dc4898587\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stacizaretsky.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/staci-zaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. 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