Is a judge immune from civil liability for acts that are not judicial?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Trotter v. Plum, No. 2:14-cv-2168-MCE-EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2015):
Judges are absolutely immune from civil liability for damages for acts performed in their judicial capacities. Schucker v. Rockwood, 846 F.2d 1202, 1204 (9th Cir. 1988) (per curiam) ("A judge loses absolute immunity only when [the judge] acts in the clear absence of all jurisdiction or performs an act that is not judicial in nature.").
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