A Union County, New Jersey school now bares the name of federal District Court Judge Esther Salas, who survived an unthinkable attack on her family.
The honor comes five years after her 20-year-old son, Daniel, was killed by a disgruntled attorney at her home. Her husband was seriously wounded. The shooter, Den Hollander, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound the next day, police said.
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Esther Salas Academy
Salas cut the ribbon outside Esther Salas Academy on Monday in Union City, where she grew up the daughter of immigrants and attended public schools. She later attended Rutgers University and Rutgers Law School before eventually becoming the first Hispanic magistrate judge in the District of New Jersey.
She credits what she calls her “Fs” — foundation, faith and family…