Does a judge have immunity from prosecution if they are found to have committed acts that are not judicial in nature?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Meek v. County of Riverside, 183 F.3d 962 (9th Cir. 1999):
not judicial in nature."); Ashelman v. Pope, 793 F.2d 1072, 1075 (9th Cir. 1986) (en banc) ("A Judge lacks immunity where he acts in the clear absence of all jurisdiction, or performs an act that is not judicial in nature.")(internal quotation marks and citations omitted).
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