Does a judge have absolute immunity for nonjudicial actions?
The following excerpt is from Brooks v. Clark Cnty., 828 F.3d 910 (9th Cir. 2016):
3 That being said, a judge does not receive absolute immunity for nonjudicial actions, i.e. , actions not taken in the judge's judicial capacity, and a judge does not receive absolute immunity for actions, though judicial in nature, taken in the complete absence of all jurisdiction. Mireles v. Waco , 502 U.S. 9, 1112, 112 S.Ct. 286, 116 L.Ed.2d 9 (1991) (per curiam).
3 That being said, a judge does not receive absolute immunity for nonjudicial actions, i.e. , actions not taken in the judge's judicial capacity, and a judge does not receive absolute immunity for actions, though judicial in nature, taken in the complete absence of all jurisdiction. Mireles v. Waco , 502 U.S. 9, 1112, 112 S.Ct. 286, 116 L.Ed.2d 9 (1991) (per curiam).
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