Judges Warn of More Politically Borne Threats, Disinformation

Threats against judges and attacks on the legitimacy of the judiciary are moving from isolated cases to becoming more widespread, including politically influenced incidents and efforts from overseas to discredit courts, federal and state judges said.

Disclosures and warnings by a panel at a Federalist Society conference in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday spotlighted what’s already getting more attention after a string of incidents and statements by members of the judiciary, including the Supreme Court.

“We’re always going to have the disgruntled litigant” coming after a judge in a one off occurrence, said Elizabeth Branch of the US Court of ...