Judges and court staff at the state and local level have faced increasing threats and attacks, but no single coordinated national system currently tracks or responds to those threats. This bill would authorize the State Justice Institute to fund a national resource center — run by an eligible nonprofit with expertise in judicial security — to provide safety training for judges and courts, monitor threats proactively, coordinate with law enforcement, and develop standardized reporting practices. A national database would track incidents and threat levels against state and local judicial officers and staff, accessible to law enforcement and judicial security organizations. The center would be required to report annually to Congress on the number, type, and seriousness of threats to the judiciary.
Transparency & Accountability
- Annual congressional reporting on judicial threats — Required within one year of center establishment
- National threat database for judiciary — Establishes shared incident tracking among law enforcement and judicial security organizations
Congressional Summary
Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges ActThis bill allows funds awarded by the State Justice Institute to be used to establish, implement, and operate a judicial threat and intelligence resource center. The State Justice Institute is a private, nonprofit corporation established by federal law to support and improve the administration of justice in state courts.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-07-22
- Date Added
- 2026-06-13
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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