Chilling Harassment Tactic: Judges Receive Pizza Orders in Name of Deceased Son

U.S. Circuit Court Judge J. Michelle Childs has received seven unsolicited pizza deliveries at her Washington, D.C., residence since February, coinciding with her oversight of a case related to President Trump’s efforts to dismiss a whistleblower protection head. “It’s disconcerting; I increasingly feel unsafe,” stated Childs, president of the Federal Judges Association. The situation mirrors the harassment faced by Judge Ester Salas, whose slain son’s name has been misused for such threats against judges. Concerns about judicial safety and independence rise amid Trump's cavalcade of executive orders targeting the judiciary.