Is a federal judge a "civil officer" under the Civil Rights Act?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Claiborne, 727 F.2d 842 (9th Cir. 1984):
3 Federal judges are "civil officers" within the meaning of this clause. Shurtleff v. United States, 189 U.S. 311, 316, 23 S.Ct. 535, 536, 47 L.Ed. 828 (1903).
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