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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

How far does judicial immunity extend

A federal judge was reprimanded for having the marshal handcuff a 13-year-old girl (the daughter of a defendant in a probation-revocation proceeding) and place her in the jury box, where he lectured her on not making the same bad choices as her father had made.

Had the girl sued for damages (putting aside the problems of a Bivens action against a federal judge), judicial immunity?