Does a judge have absolute immunity from liability for damages for acts performed in their judicial capacity?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Barnes v. State Comp. Ins. Fund, B287239, B289008 (Cal. App. 2019):
"Judges enjoy absolute immunity from liability for damages for acts performed in their judicial capacities. [Citations.] Immunity exists for 'judicial' actions; those relating to a function normally performed by a judge and where the parties understood they were dealing with the judge in his official capacity." (Olney v. Sacramento County Bar Assn. (1989) 212 Cal.App.3d 807, 811.)
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