- A man dressed as a FedEx driver opened fire at the home of judge Esther Salas
- The attack happened in North Brunswick, New Jersey, on Sunday night
- Daniel Anderl, the judge's 20-year-old son, was killed after opening the door to the gunman
- Her husband Mark Anderl, 63, is in critical condition in the hospital
- Judge Salas is believed to have been in the basement during the shooting
- Last week, the judge was assigned a case involving links to Jeffrey Epstein
- She previously presided over the trial of former Real Housewife Teresa Giudice in a case regarding financial fraud
- She has also dealt with cases involving members of the Grape Street Crips
The son of a federal judge has been shot dead and her husband critically wounded after they were attacked at their home by a gunman dressed as a FedEx driver.
The attack happened at the home of Esther Salas, 51, an Obama-appointed District Court judge, in North Brunswick, New Jersey, on Sunday evening.
The judge's 20-year-old son Daniel Anderl was killed, and her defense attorney husband Mark Anderl, 63, was critically injured.
Daniel is believed to have opened the door to the gunman at around 5pm. He was shot 'in the heart' immediately, according to friends of the family.
His father Mark was then shot several times when he went to the front door to see what had happened. The gunman fled.
Judge Salas had recently been assigned to a civil financial fraud case tied to Jeffrey Epstein.
It was brought by Deutsche Bank investors who claim the bank made false and misleading statements about its anti-money laundering policies and failed to monitor 'high-risk' customers including convicted sex offender billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.
Earlier this month the bank agreed to pay a $150million fine for continuing to work with Epstein after he was convicted of soliciting underage prostitutes in 2008.
Judge Salas also sent TV stars Teresa and Joe Giudice from the Real Housewives of New Jersey to jail for tax evasion and fraud.
It's unclear whether her husband is actively involved in any cases.
Anderl was a prosecutor for 10 years before switching to private practice.
During his time in the prosecutor's office, he tried more than 100 cases including 33 murder trials.
Francis 'Mac' Womack, the mayor of North Brunswick, New Jersey, said that Daniel was 'shot through the heart'.
Mark is reportedly in critical but stable condition at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick.
Judge Salas is believed to have been in the basement of the home during the shooting and was unharmed in the attack, according to
NBC New York.
Neighbors told
MyCentralJersey that police were knocking on doors asking for any security video footage of the area.
'They are still here, not just the police but the FBI, there are agents all over the place,' one woman told the news outlet. 'It's unbelievable what is going on.'