Marshals Chief Nominee Says Judicial Security Is Top Priority (1)

The Trump administration’s pick to head the US Marshals Service said judicial security would be his first priority and pledged to seek more resources to protect judges, if needed.

Gadyaces Serralta said at his Senate Judiciary Confirmation hearing on Wednesday that threatening a judge “is a serious, serious crime” and was open to studying manpower issues.

“If I do need more human resources, I would absolutely take it up with the Department of Justice and ensure that we make the ask,” Serralta said in response to a question from Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Judiciary panel’s top Democrat.

Durbin ...