It won't be as drastic as that. People's natural rights will be steadily taken away. Unless the rest of the population starts reacting, the rest of their rights will be taken away. I'm worried more about these, and ours, countries, being so weakened that they're easy targets from outside rather than homegrown petty tyrants like this judge developing into Hitlers. But I have to admit that the trend is depressing.
You’re right, the first sign of weakness will result in destabilizing attacks which will accelerate the problem.