The death of a judge in Chicago this past week and other tragedies over the years highlight one ever-present risk for those on the bench.
Judges are generally well-protected while they’re at work, with security screening out front, locked doors between their chambers and public spaces and armed officers in the courtroom. But when they go home, most are on their own—as was Cook County Associate Circuit Judge Raymond Myles, who was gunned down in front of his Chicago home April 10 during a robbery.
