The article reflects on Chief Justice John Roberts' year-end report highlighting the alarming rise in threats against judges across the political spectrum. The author, a seasoned federal judge, asserts that such intimidation is cowardly and undermines the judicial system essential to democracy. He emphasizes that judges, despite being target of abuse, strive to remain impartial and diligent in their roles. Public hostility towards judges, including political figures suggesting bias based on rulings, poses a significant threat to judicial independence, making it imperative to safeguard the integrity of the judiciary.
Physical threats and harassment, whether spat out directly or launched sideways, with a deniable wink or curled lip, are entirely different from criticism.
Attempts at intimidation are not only cowardly, but also stupid. It's worth adding that threats are also deeply unpatriotic.
Few judges these days seem to complete a career without receiving credible threats to themselves and to their families.
Our tripartite Republic... is classically described as a three-legged stool, with Congress, the president and the courts as its three supports.
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