Can a judge be found to have immunity from prosecution?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hankins v. Superior Court of Cal., Case No. 1:12-cv-01740-LJO-SKO (E.D. Cal. 2013):
There are two general circumstances where judicial immunity is overcome: (1) where a judge's act is not a judicial action, and (2) when the judge acts in the clear absence of all jurisdiction. Mireles, 502 U.S. at 11-12; see also Hyland v. Wonder, 117 F.3d 405, 413 n. 1 (9th
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