625 ABA Journal Court Security articles.
The chief justice of Israel’s Supreme Court took a direct hit between the eyes from a hurled tennis shoe during a court session on medical marijuana on Wednesday.
The impact…
Jan 27, 2010 3:35 PM CST
A defendant awaiting a court appearance in bond violation matter concerning an aggravated battery case wound up in a lot more trouble yesterday after he allegedly tried to sprint away…
Jan 15, 2010 9:25 PM CST
The 66-year-old man who walked into a Las Vegas courthouse and opened fire had served six years in prison for killing his brother in 1974.
Johnny Lee Wicks Jan 6, 2010 1:14 PM CST
An inmate dressed in a three-piece suit who escaped from Manhattan Criminal Court this week when he was mistaken for a lawyer was recaptured last night after police spotted him…
Oct 2, 2009 9:09 PM CDT
A New York City man facing robbery charges escaped from the 12th floor of a Manhattan courthouse during a pretrial hearing today by simply walking out, surveillance footage shows.
Ronald…
Sep 30, 2009 5:35 PM CDT
The Manhattan judge overseeing the first Fosamax federal product liability trial has ordered a cooling-off period after one lawyer reported hearing shouting from the jury room and a juror reportedly…
Sep 10, 2009 2:23 PM CDT
A cigarette lighter designed to look like a pistol created a major incident at a Florida courthouse earlier this month after a woman forgot it was in her bag and…
Aug 12, 2009 8:55 PM CDT
Fortunately, it wasn’t a real gun. But a series of security lapses ensued after a Florida woman forgot about the pistol-shaped cigarette lighter she had confiscated from her nephew, out…
Aug 6, 2009 8:30 PM CDT
As a trial began yesterday over an alleged gang slaying, Seattle police knew that a suspect being sought on a warrant was likely to be in the courtroom. So they…
May 20, 2009 12:16 AM CDT
Less than a week after being stabbed by the defendant in a murder case, a California judge is back on the job.
But San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge Cinda…
Mar 9, 2009 11:22 PM CDT
Updated: A man at trial for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend to death was shot and killed in a Stockton, Calif., courtroom yesterday after he reportedly left the witness stand and…
Mar 5, 2009 6:20 AM CST
Budget problems caused by the economic downturn may delay improvements in courthouse security.
Interviews with several court officials revealed that “judicial security in states remains fragmented and uneven—and the bad…
Jan 9, 2009 1:36 PM CST
A Massachusetts prosecutor reportedly has enlisted the help of state police and a grand jury in investigating as a criminal matter whether a court security officer unlawfully entered her office…
May 9, 2008 8:04 PM CDT
A defendant reportedly grabbed the hair of a senior narcotics prosecutor, yanked her to the floor and choked her yesterday, in a presentencing attack in a Brooklyn federal courtroom. A…
Mar 12, 2008 7:27 PM CDT
Congress has passed a court security law that moves one federal appellate seat from the D.C. Circuit to the 9th Circuit.
The extra 9th Circuit seat will be added on…
Dec 19, 2007 4:02 PM CST
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