"YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK —- Judge Mark Carman says wildlife pose a greater threat to his safety than any angry defendants.

'If I get hurt, I'm probably more likely to get hurt by an elk,' said Carman, the U.S. magistrate judge at Yellowstone National Park since 2013.

Working in one of the nation's most remote judicial districts, Carman may be the only federal judge who takes bear spray to work."

Rob Hotakainen reports for Greenwire September 4, 2018. [2]