Speak Up for Justice’s next event, “The Bench Breaks Its Silence: Sitting Judges Stand Up and Speak Out About Attacks on the Judiciary,” took place on March 19, 2026.

At a moment of escalating attacks on the judiciary, this national conversation examines how and why sitting judges are now speaking more openly about threats, intimidation, and efforts to undermine judicial independence. As public criticism of courts grows more extreme, members of the bench are increasingly making clear that silence is no longer enough when the rule of law itself is under pressure.

This timely, non-partisan program brings together sitting members of the judiciary and leading voices in the legal community to discuss the growing dangers facing judges, the boundaries of judicial ethics, and what these attacks mean for the future of an independent judiciary.