Media has reported that Judge Thomas Nowinski of the Circuit Court of Cook County has been the target of threats to his safety following his rulings in two Domestic Relations cases. The Chicago Bar Association strongly condemns any threats against our judiciary. Regardless of one’s views on the merits of any judicial decisions, threatening judges and their families is not acceptable in our society under any circumstances. Threats made against those we have appointed or elected to administer the rule of law undermine our democracy and judicial independence and must be denounced by our community and responded to by law enforcement to ensure the protection of our judges and court personnel.
