Legal Opinion
Robert David Figueroa v. Audrey P. Blackburn
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 27, 2000No. 99-5252PublishedCited by 371 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BARRY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires us to decide whether judges of courts of limited jurisdiction, such as the New Jersey municipal courts, are afforded absolute immunity for their judicial acts. We hold that they are, as do all of the circuit courts which have decided the issue. We further hold that the Municipal Court Judge’s actions which prompted this case were taken in a judicial capacity in a case over which she had jurisdiction. Accordingly, we will affirm.
I
The facts underlying this appeal are brief, uncomplicated, and not in dispute. On July 8, 1996,…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Bradley v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
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