U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez (both D-N.J.) today joined with U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas in praising last week’s passage of the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act. The bill is named after Judge Salas’ son, Daniel, who was murdered in the judge’s home by an aggrieved former litigant on July 19, 2020, will protect federal judges by prohibiting the selling, trading, transferring, or purchasing of judges’ personally identifiable information online.
“Judge Salas and her husband, Mark, have gone through things no one should have to endure. When their son Daniel was murdered two years ago in a shooting that also injured Mark, we pledged to never forget that tragic day and to honor Daniel’s memory by acting decisively to protect judges and their families,” said Senator Booker. “With Senate passage of the bipartisan Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act, our democracy is stronger because federal judges can perform their solemn duty of administering equal justice under the law without fear that they or their families can be targeted using personal information that is easily accessible online.”
