Crime & Safety
Threats To Judges Are Increasing. Here's What's Happening In Massachusetts.
"It's been a crisis for a long time. As far as I'm concerned, it's accelerating," retired trial judge Jack Lu told WBZ-TV's I-Team.
March 5, 2026
Federal data from the U.S. Marshals Service shows attacks on judges are on the rise.
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Between 2022 and 2025 threats to judges increased by 40 percent. Some of the more serious credible death threats were received by Rhode Island U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell. Chilling voicemails were left for him at his office.
"Judge McConnell, he had 400 calls and of those 400 calls, six were death threats. In one of them it was said that Smith and Wesson is going to be paying a visit to your home," said Tom Bond, the President of the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys.
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