Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez told an audience of lawyers and judges on Wednesday that “any action” that inappropriately fosters distrust in the judiciary is a threat to judges and to democracy itself.
“I want to be very clear that criticism of our work and our decisions — that comes with the territory. If you can’t handle that type of criticism, you have no business being a judge,” she said. “Because that’s just part of life on the bench.”
However, Márquez continued, judges should not have to fear for their or their family’s safety, nor they should they be subjected to “overtly racist or overtly misogynistic or homophobic messages” as a result of their work…