Posted on Aug 3, 2020
Federal Judge Esther Salas Speaks Out About Deadly Attack On Her Family
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Federal Judge Esther Salas says more must be done to keep judges and their families safe after an attack on her home in New Jersey last month left her son dead and her husband wounded.
"My son's death cannot be in vain," Salas said in an emotional nine-minute video released Monday. "Which is why I'm begging those in power to do something to help my brothers and sisters on the bench."
On July 19, a man later identified by the FBI as Roy Den Hollander went to Salas' home, apparently angered over her handling of a court case.
"This monster who had a FedEx package in his hand opened fire. Daniel, being Daniel, protected his father," Salas said.
Daniel Anderl, 20, died from a gunshot wound to the chest. Salas' husband, Mark Anderl, was seriously wounded.
Such attacks are rare. But a report released this year by the U.S. Marshals Service showed "threats and inappropriate comments" against federal court workers increased fourfold since 2015.
"My son's death cannot be in vain," Salas said in an emotional nine-minute video released Monday. "Which is why I'm begging those in power to do something to help my brothers and sisters on the bench."
On July 19, a man later identified by the FBI as Roy Den Hollander went to Salas' home, apparently angered over her handling of a court case.
"This monster who had a FedEx package in his hand opened fire. Daniel, being Daniel, protected his father," Salas said.
Daniel Anderl, 20, died from a gunshot wound to the chest. Salas' husband, Mark Anderl, was seriously wounded.
Such attacks are rare. But a report released this year by the U.S. Marshals Service showed "threats and inappropriate comments" against federal court workers increased fourfold since 2015.
Federal Judge Esther Salas Speaks Out About Deadly Attack On Her Family
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Thank you for the share shipmate, things are getting terrible all over.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel: In Arizona we have laws which make the judges', prosecutors', police officers' personal information that would be readily available from government entities inaccessible to the public. You can't get that information from the motor vehicle division, voter registration, county recorder (real estate records, real estate transactions,) courts (court filings such as divorces where addresses, etc. are listed), etc. Once you become a federal or state or county/city/municipal judge (except for tribal court judges) in Arizona, you are required to fill out the forms and they are submitted to all of the state agencies. This has been effective in stopping people from getting that information from government sources. The problem is how to get that information off the internet websites, etc. This should be a law in every state.
Many of us attorneys who practice family law have been begging to be put on the list as well. Disgruntled opposing parties can show up at our homes because they can get this information readily from the government sources. And we have had several family law attorneys who have been victims of disgruntled opposing parties.
Many of us attorneys who practice family law have been begging to be put on the list as well. Disgruntled opposing parties can show up at our homes because they can get this information readily from the government sources. And we have had several family law attorneys who have been victims of disgruntled opposing parties.
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