Key members of the U.S. federal judiciary warned on Tuesday of a rising number of threats directed at their colleagues and described calls to impeach judges over their rulings "concerning" as some Republican lawmakers push to remove jurists who have blocked U.

Two senior federal judges, both appointed by Republican presidents, have spoken out against threats of violence and impeachment against their colleagues in the judiciary.

The Judicial Conference seeks dozens of federal judgeships to address rising caseloads after past administration veto.

Two senior federal judges, both appointed by Republican presidents, spoke out Tuesday against threats of violence and impeachment against their colleagues in the judiciary. Billionaire Elon Musk and other Trump allies have railed at judges who have blocked parts of Trump's agenda,