U.S. District Judge Thomas Barber was impressed with some of the perks that came with his new job, including a free home security system, when he left the state bench to serve in Florida’s Middle District five years ago.

“We also get a service called ‘DeleteMe’ that gets our name taken off the internet, and it’s paid for,” he said. “We have an office in Washington whose only job, all day long, is judicial security.”

Barber, who chairs a judicial security committee for the Middle District, has grown to appreciate the precautions even more as threats against federal judges continue to climb.