Survey Captures Fear Level Among Texas Judges
Tue, 2016-03-15 22:01
News Staff
Hundreds of Texas judges say they have feared for their safety at least once in the last two years, and a majority didn't know they are required by law to report threats, according to a survey taken after the attempted assassination of a Travis County judge.
Travis County state District Judge Julie Kocurek was shot in the driveway of her Austin home on Nov. 6. After months of rehabilitation, she returned to the bench in late February. Officials say Chimene Onyeri, who faced probation revocation in Kocurek's court, tried to kill the judge.