California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Baar v. Tigerman, 140 Cal.App.3d 979, 189 Cal.Rptr. 834 (Cal. App. 1983):
[140 Cal.App.3d 984] However, the many and significant differences between judicial proceedings and arbitrations dictate a different result in this case. To begin with, a judge receives power from the Constitution and the people and judicial action has far-reaching and precedent setting consequences. Indeed, our tripartite form of government has given the judiciary co-equal responsibility for the maintenance of social, economic and governmental order in our society. An independent judiciary is essential to the preservation of a democracy and must be protected. Judicial action therefore demands that civil immunity be granted a judge in all aspects of decision making. 7 (E.g. Bradley v. Fisher, supra, 80 U.S. at p. 347;
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