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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Not just federal judges

There seems to be problem with judges acting out some skewed version of Scared Straight with people who do not meet their standards of decorum. Lacking life tenure, this guy may suffer consequences--he has been suspended, although only pending "sensitivity training."

Interestingly, the judicial immunity question may be more favorable to the girl, should she pursue a § 1983 action. I described why Judge Benitez was on the line. But as I read this story, Judge King was not presiding or conducting any proceeding when this happened. It was in court and the judge was in his robe, but he was conducting an educational program for a youth group, which should not be a judicial function (the group had watched a trial, but the trial had ended).

Posted by Howard Wasserman on August 20, 2024 at 06:26 PM in Howard Wasserman, Law and Politics | Permalink

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