Ex-Defender Says Was ‘Vilified’ When She Reported Harassment (2)

Three former judiciary employees, including one suing for sex bias, told Congress about failures of the courts’ system for reporting workplace harassment and misconduct, and backed proposed legislation to hold it accountable.

Caryn Devins Strickland, a former federal public defender who brought sex discrimination claims against the judiciary, told a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Thursday that she was once a respected employee but was “vilified and ostracized” after reporting harassment.

“The only thing that changed was that I had made a complaint,” said Strickland, who had previously clerked for two federal judges and served as a Supreme Court fellow ...