In re Complaint of Judicial Misconduct
Judicial Council of The Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
*1138ORDER
KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:
Complainant alleges that a district judge mishandled the termination of two former employees and interfered with one of the employee’s efforts to get a new job. Complainant is not one of the employees and claims no direct knowledge of these allegations.
“Personnel decisions are administrative functions, not judicial functions.” In re Complaint of Judicial Misconduct, 366 F.3d 963, 965 (9th Cir.2004). Though such decisions “may be essential to the very functioning of the courts, [they] have not ... been regarded as judicial acts.” Forrester v. White, 484 U.S. 219,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Forrester v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- In Re Complaint of Judicial MisconductCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- In Re Complaint of Judicial MisconductCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
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- In Re Complaint of Judicial MisconductCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013