CBA Record September-October 2022

<)Ps) wPUv O* s Miiie #0V -UV/-POLU\PU *P/(LV rU )+OUV S/+ )+Us*/0 s0V UoUW()UVe: U.S. District Judge James Robart, who temporarily blocked the former -+U*OVU0)5* u+*) )+s'UL rs0 rs++O0Q */2U Muslim travelers, was the victim of toxic threats on social media, and extremists even posted his home address online. As reported on 60 Minutes, <0/)PO0Q -+U-s+UV him for the tsunami of hate when Presi f dent Trump used Twitter to scorn him s* s 8*/ WsLLUV N(VQUe5: ](VQU >/rs+) ps* then bombarded with 40,000 messages, over 1,000 of which were deemed serious enough to require investigation. These )P+Us)* O0WL(VUV <^52 Q/O0Q )/ MOLL n/(g: <^ s2 Q/O0Q )/ P(+) n/(g: s0V 2/+U sLs+2f O0QLng <^52 Q/O0Q )/ P(+) n/(+ Ss2OLne: ;PU W/0WL(*O/0 O* *O2-LUB b'U+n *)s)U and federal law enforcement agency, N(VOWOsL sV2O0O*)+s)O'U /SuWUg s0V *)s)U supreme court immediately needs to take action tominimize the ability of extremists to collect private and personal informa f tion of judges and share this informa f tion with toxic extremists online with the

Judges and lawyers unanimously agree that the time for action is now. In June, CBA member Judge Joseph D. Panarese wrote a letter to the Illinois Supreme Court about threats and court f house security after meetings with judges from around the state. In his letter to )PU !/(+)g PU POQPLOQP)UV )Ps) <)PU /0U thing that stood out from all judges, female and male, urban and rural, new and experienced, was their concern for the safety of their partners, family and children and themselves e: !/0*OVU+O0Q )PU 2/*) +UWU0) violence against judges here and around the country, he emphasized that these U'U0)* yf ;_^X`e: ^0 sVVO)O/0 )/ )PU *L(+*g ](VQU >UO0Ps+)5* sVV+U** s0V /)PU+ -U+*/0sL information was shared online with the O2-LOUV /+ Uo-LOWO) -(+-/*U /S +UsLfLOSU action. For instance, someone posted

made to reduce threats against judges that are posted daily on social media. Compounding matters, many court pro f ceedings are now remotely monitored on y/(;(rU /+ /)PU+ -Ls)S/+2*e 4POLU )PO* WU+)sO0Ln O2-+/'U* )PU -(rLOW5* srOLO)n )/ observe our court system, it has resulted in misguided live and online criticisms of judges. This happens regardless of whether the judges are ruling on criminal matters, divorce matters, or setting bond. ](VQU =sLs*5 n/(0Q */0 VU*-U+s)ULn s*MUVg <4Ps) O* Ps--U0O0Q%: 4U M0/p the answer. The next question is whether we are going to do anything about it. * “ The System Was Blinking Red ” is from the 9/11 Commission Report 8.1 The Summer of Threat. The Commis sion concluded that the domestic threat environment in 2001 had been rapidly escalating through Summer 2001, and threats were almost everywhere. Yet, every opportunity to protect against a domestic terrorist attack was missed.

intent of encourag f ing attacks. The use of social media has resulted in many judges choosing to eliminate their own digital footprint. However, this does not solve the prob f lem. Many govern f ment and private databases contain N(VQU*5 sVV+U**U*g vehicle informa f tion, family infor f mation and, in many instances, their WPOLV+U05* *WP//L*e In my view, the 400% increase in threats to the judi f ciary over the past u'U nUs+* O* *(rf stantially related to the criminal misuse of social media to target judges. Every effort needs to be

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