What is absolute judicial immunity for a judge?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Genthner v. Judge M. Bruce Smith, Case No. 1:16-cv-00301-DAD-SAB (E.D. Cal. 2016):
Absolute judicial immunity insulates the judge from actions for damages due to judicial acts taken within the jurisdiction of the judge's court. Ashelman v. Pope, 793 F.2d 1072, 1075 (9th Cir. 1986). "Judicial immunity applies 'however erroneous the act may have been, and
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