Judge And Wife Shot At Home - Above the Law

"I worry about the safety of all our judges," she said. "As you work to peacefully resolve more than 1 million cases a year, you must not only feel safe, you must also be safe. Any violence against a judge or a judge's family is completely unacceptable. As public servants, you are dedicated to the rule of law."

"No judge should feel threatened because they did their job and made a ruling. Justice and democracy cannot operate if decisions are influenced by a judge's concern over their safety or the safety of their families."

"Threats against judges have become increasingly common over the past year, with a growing culture that treats courts as just another battlefield in a partisan war. Judges don't get to pick their cases. They don't get to rule only when the outcome will be popular. And they certainly don't sign up for their families to becom"

Tippecanoe County Judge Steven P. Meyer and his wife Kimberly were shot in their Indiana home and are listed in stable condition. The shooter remains at large and law enforcement has released no information about a suspect. The Lafayette Police Department is leading the investigation with Indiana State Police, the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office, the West Lafayette Police Department, the Tippecanoe County Prosecutor's Office, and the FBI. Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush expressed worry about judges' safety and called violence against judges or their families completely unacceptable. The American Bar Association warned that safety concerns can undermine justice and democracy. Threats against judges have increased amid a partisan climate treating courts as a battlefield.

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