What do Y’all Think of “Judicial Immunity”?

Here is what most courts think:

“Further, allegations that judicial decisions were ‘conditioned upon a conspiracy or bribery,’ including allegations that a judge entered into a conspiracy ‘to predetermine the outcome of a judicial proceeding, while clearly improper, nevertheless does not pierce the immunity extended to judges.’ Ashelman v. Pope, 793 F.2d 1072, 1078 (9th Cir. 1986) (en banc). Judicial immunity applies so long as ‘the judge’s ultimate acts are judicial actions taken within the court’s subject matter jurisdiction.’ Id.; see alsoMcCarthy v. Mayo, 827 F.2d 1310, 1314-15 (9th Cir. 1987) (holding that allegations of conspiracy do not remove quasi-judicial immunity); Khazali v. Berns, 2016 WL 4479915, at *2 (W.D. Wash. Aug. 24, 2016) (‘Judicial immunity applies even if there are allegations that a judicial decision resulted from a bribe or a conspiracy.’); Gozzi v. County of Monterey, 2014 WL 6988632, at *7 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 10, 2014) (‘Moreover, even if the Judicial Defendants had acted corruptly and received bribes, as Plaintiff appears to allege, they would still be immune from Plaintiff’s § 1983 claim.’).” Rote v. Comm. on Jud. Conduct & Disability of Jud. Conf. of United States, No. 3:19-CV-1988-SI, 2021 WL 6197041, at *8 (D. Or. Dec. 30, 2021)

I understand the concept of judicial immunity. It seems overbroad to me and has extended to acts that I contend were taken by Judge Susan Weaver in Arkansas that were criminal, not “judicial”.

If the powers that be insist on extending judicial immunity to corrupt acts by judicial officers, they best be ready to pursue ethics violations and criminal charges against the alleged wayward judges.

Without meaningful ethics oversight and criminal prosecutions for honest services fraud or similar, we are living under the tyranny of an evil oligarchy, a band of black robed bandits.