Judge Salas Case: Accused Gunman May Have Targeted NY Chief Judge

ROCKLAND, NY — New York state Chief Judge Janet DiFiore will have extra security after information about her was found in the car of an anti-women activist suspected of shooting a New Jersey judge's son and husband Sunday night.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday he authorized state police to provide an extra detail for DiFiore.

Roy Den Hollander, suspected of shooting the son and husband of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas, was found dead in Rockland, New York, Monday morning in an apparent suicide.

Hollander, 72, of New York City, died of a gunshot wound to the head on the side of Ragin Road in the Catskills wilderness area.

DiFiore's name and photo, plus the Albany address of the state Court of Appeals, were found in Hollander's car in Rockland.

"We were alerted yesterday afternoon by the FBI that the Chief Judge's name and photo were found in the suspect's personal effects," a spokesman for New York state courts, Lucian Chalfen, confirmed to Patch.

DiFiore is the state's second female chief judge, following Chief Judge Judith Kaye. The Bronxville resident served three terms as Westchester County district attorney. Prior to that, she spent six years as a judge, including as a Supreme Court justice for the New York State Criminal Courts, 9th Judicial District, from January 2003 to May 2005.

Hollander may have been working down a list of people he considered enemies, according to the New York Post.

Hollander's writings against women, particularly women of color, amounted to 10,000 documents over many years, The Atlantic reported. One of the women he railed against was Salas. Authorities believe Hollander dressed as a deliveryman, appeared at the Salas home and opened fire, killing her 20-year-old son, Daniel.

On his website, Hollander wrote, "The future prospect of the Men's Movement raising enough money to exercise some influence in America is unlikely. But there is one remaining source of power in which men still have a near monopoly—firearms. At some point, the men in this country will take the Declaration of Independence literally."