Hudson Reporter
Bill expands protection for former and current judges
Legislation would tackle an uptick in threats against officers of the court ×
Officers of the court need to be protected.
Proposed legislation to provide greater protection for current and former judges by establishing an order of protection for judges experiencing harassment was advanced by the Assembly Judiciary Committee on May 12.
The legislation was sponsored by Assemblyman Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D-Hudson) who represents the 31st Legislative District, including Bayonne.
Since 1789, the U.S. Marshals Service has been responsible for judicial security in federal courts and protects about 2,700 judges. An American Bar Association Journal article noted that there has been a “dramatic increase” in threats against judges, prosecutors, and other court officers, according to the marshals.
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“Perhaps law-abiding states should band together and form a Union of states that will abide by the constitution,” Texas Republican Party Chairman Allen West stated in a press release last week, all but promising to restart the Civil War.
What got West so riled was the Supreme Court’s speedy rejection of his state’s lawsuit, which called for the court to toss election results in four decisive states President Donald Trump lost in November. West had allies in his secession call. Kyle Biedermann, a Texas state representative, had earlier proposed a state referendum on returning Texas to its earlier status as an independent country. Meanwhile, over on the AM dial, Rush Limbaugh gauged the war-between-the-states waters with his observation that the nation was “trending toward secession” a quip he amended the next day. He was only