Judges Speak Against Trump’s Attacks as Threats Rise: The Brief

Texas Judge Urges Legal Peers to Speak Out Against Intimidation

A GROWING NUMBER of sitting US judges are taking the unusual step of speaking out against attacks on the legal profession by President Donald Trump and his allies, Zoe Tillman reports. And they want others to join in.

• US District Judge Fred Biery, a 31-year veteran of the federal bench in western Texas, recently gave a speech denouncing efforts to “intimidate judges and physical threats” and criticizing Trump administration actions against law firms and lawyers. The remarks by Biery and his colleagues, including appellate court judges in Washington and ...