Excommunicating judges?

A New York Times editorial suggests that the Catholic Church has threatened to excommunicate the judges on Colombia's Constitutional Court who have granted limited abortion rights.  Is this true?  If so, is this the first time that the abortion/excommunication fracas has extended from politicians to judges?

Rob   

UPDATE: Chris Green points out that a Southern Baptist version of a judge's excommunication resulted from the Schiavo case.