Judges and Judiciary,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jun. 23, 2025
Silence isn't strength when the courts are under attack
Judges face rising threats and disinformation, yet ethics rules keep most silent, leaving attacks on the courts dangerously unanswered.
Curtis E.A. Karnow
Judge (ret.)
San Francisco County Superior Court
Judge Karnow is author of "Litigation in Practice" (2017) and current co-author of Weil & Brown et al., "California Practice Guide: Civil Procedure Before Trial" (Rutter).
"
It is not a time for people to be bystanders. I think people should
think long and hard about what role they play [...] Everyone who cares about our
constitutional republic needs to reflect on what they can do [about attacks on
the judiciary.]"
- Judge Kimberly Mueller, senior judge of t...
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