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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 3, 2021

The Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday approved legislation aimed at safeguarding the security and privacy of federal judges and their families, Reuters reports. The legislation was prompted by a deadly attack last year in which a disgruntled lawyer killed Daniel Anderl, the son of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas. The committee voted unanimously to send the “Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act” to the full Senate for its consideration. The legislation would make it illegal for data brokers to knowingly sell, license or purchase the personally identifiable information of federal judges or their immediate family, including addresses, phone numbers and Social Security numbers. It would also allow federal judges to remove personal information of judges from government websites and fund security training for judges and their immediate family members.