Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told a House appropriations subcommittee Tuesday that threats against federal judges continue to rise as she and Justice Elena Kagan appeared before lawmakers to discuss the Supreme Court’s fiscal 2027 budget request.

The threat level against federal judges is “really high,” Barrett said.

The Supreme Court is requesting $228.4 million for fiscal 2027, nearly 10% more than the $207.8 million appropriated for 2026, with much of the increase dedicated to security and cybersecurity.

CNBC reported that Barrett testified that the growing number of threats has had a personal impact on her family.

“Those statistics sound abstract, but being on the receiving end of them is not,” she said.

Barrett recalled being sent home with a bulletproof vest in 2022 after threats intensified following the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that later overturned Roe v. Wade.

“I carried it into my house,” Barrett said, explaining that her 12-year-old son immediately asked what the vest was and why she had it.

“I didn’t know how to respond because maybe I lack imagination, but I didn’t expect that performing this service was going to put me in the position of explaining to my children what a bulletproof vest was and why I had to wear one,” she said.

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