Most Federal Judges Have Enrolled in Home Protection Program (1)

More than 70% of federal judges have agreed to enroll in the government’s home intrusion detection system amid an uptick in threats against the judiciary, US Marshals director Ronald Davis said Wednesday.

Davis provided the figure at a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing over the agency, a component of the Justice Department that protects federal judges and courthouses across the US.

A government watchdog had found in 2021 that the agency’s home intrusion detection program, launched almost two decades ago, “offers limited or outdated equipment options. The report concluded this “could dissuade judges” from enrolling in it, but redacted the ...