US judge whose son was murdered voices dismay as threats to jurists rise

Amid climate of intimidation, Esther Salas tells of how son Daniel was killed by lawyer posing as pizza delivery man

A judge whose son was murdered by a disgruntled lawyer posing as a pizza deliveryman voiced anguish that the crime has spawned a spate of copycat threats against other jurists.

Esther Salas, a US district judge for New Jersey, fought back tears on Thursday after being asked to respond to a trend of judges receiving home pizza deliveries with the name of her late son attached as a means of intimidation.