I regularly hear Order of Protection cases, with allegations of intimate partner violence, stalking, sex offenses, and/or harassment. Our courts' policy is to have a bailiff in the courtroom during all such hearings. After hearings where there is a safety concern (not limited to Order of Protection cases), I have the petitioner choose whether to leave first or last, and have a staggered exit from the building for the other party.
With our aging court building, we do have challenges. For example, when the dedicated jail elevator is broken, inmates are sometimes taken into public areas of the building. It is critical that a new jail and new court building be constructed with modern safety features and a constitutional level of care.