Is a judge immune from liability for actions not taken in his judicial role?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Joelson v. United States, Case No.: 20-CV-1568 TWR (KSC) (S.D. Cal. 2020):
Judicial "immunity is overcome in only two sets of circumstances." Mireles v. Waco, 502 U.S. 9, 11-12 (1991). "First, a judge is not immune from liability for nonjudicial actions, i.e., actions not taken in the judge's judicial capacity." Id. (citing
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