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Judge tells conference committee judges face rising threats, urges funding for personal and courthouse security
Summary
Judge Richard Kyle told the Safety and Security Conference Committee that judges across Minnesota are experiencing an uptick in threats and cited survey and incident data to press for funding for personal data protection, home-security reimbursements, a larger threat-assessment unit, courthouse security matching grants and a Chief Justice security detail.
Judge Richard Kyle, president of the Minnesota District Judges Association, told the Safety and Security Conference Committee on May 13 that judges statewide are facing an increasing number of threats and asked lawmakers to fund a package of judicial-branch security measures.
"Over 80% of judges have taken steps just to limit and to protect their personal information," Judge Kyle said, and he told the committee that "almost 90% of responding judges have received inappropriate communications." He said 239 judges answered the association's recent survey and described a rise in incidents outside courthouses as well as threats…
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