Biden Budget Proposes $38 Million for Judicial Security After Threats to Judges
• Biden proposed $38 million for judicial security in 2023 budget, including $28 million for U.S. Marshals Service to protect judges and Supreme Court justices • Funding would establish Marshals Service Office of Protective Services for continuous protection of Supreme Court justices • Additional $10 million proposed for state and local governments to improve security for federal judges and relatives • Requests follow threats against justices after leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on overturning Roe v. Wade • Congress previously authorized $19.4 million for Supreme Court security and grants honoring judge's late son killed by former litigant