United States v. McLean

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction of violating 18 U.S.C. 115(a)(1)(B) by threatening to assault an immigration judge with the intent to impede, intimidate, or interfere with that judge while she was engaged in the performance of official duties. The court held, as a matter of first impression, that an immigration judge was a "United States judge" within the meaning of section 115(a)(1)(B). The court reasoned that an immigration judge was a "judicial officer of the United States" and thus a "United States judge." View "United States v. McLean" on Justia Law