There are far too many rogue judges that know they are untouchable. Absolute immunity for judges needs to be stripped and the corrupt judges that have been abusing their unchecked power need to reigned in. Judges also should not be governing over their fellow judges. This has led to rampant corruption where judges are covering for other judges and no relief or remedy can be brought. We need to return the powers that judges usurped from the jury, back to the jury. We have an epidemic of authoritarian judges that lie with ease and openly state that the constitution and bill of rights doesnt exist in their courtroom.
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Absolute immunity is a court made doctrine forbidding suit for money damages against a judge doing lawful work from the bench. The policy is to serve finality for judgments, ie if you lose in court you can appeal, but you cant sue the judge (with limited exceptions). Simple legislation could be useful, eg make judicial immunity qualified like it is for lawyers speaking in court, no damages without a showing of malice by some level of proof.
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Furthermore, pursue all legal means of accountability against judges who have violated the civil rights of Americans. We should see corrupt judges in impeachment hearings, prosecutions, public hearings… and behind bars!
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Also, any person in a position of power that has been found guilty of trampleing someones constitutional rights should serve a minimum prison sentence and be barred from holding such positions again.
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Agree. As actions of an elected official can be categorized as official or personal, judges similarly cannot opt to please the defendant (or plaintiff) to suit special interest or political pressures. Laws that make such conduct clear and punishable would make life easier for judges who are under pressure behind the scenes.
One of the most egregious examples is the Brooks-Jackson case where the judges repeatedly overlooked transparent willful wrongdoing by Pfizer using, as an excuse, the contracts with the DOD that never promised that the COVID vaccines would be safe. Pfizer had plenty of data that showed otherwise. Their excuse was “the FDA knew all about it.” As there were massive injuries and fatalities consequent to vaccine roll out, overlooking the clear and present willful wrongdoing was an option only to judges who felt empowered to not only please the administration by protecting it from embarrassment, but to deny Pfizer’s culpability for the dead and injured … an act of brazen judicial advocacy of criminal behavior.
Note that the PREP ACT explicitly strips immunity from agencies and individuals that carry out acts of willful wrongdoing. Judges have ignored that simple criterion and yet remain untouchable because there is no DOJ oversight.
Whether the issue is really limits of judicial immunity or the failure of the DOJ to prosecute is not clear cut. Immunity of a corrupt DOJ is folded into the issue of immunity for judges when both connive to protect the administration. Working around a corrupt DOJ would be the business of Congress.
One measure that could help would be to subject judgements to public comment. AI is a tool that can read through a massive number of comments and summarize public opinions, posted on a web page easily found. The judge could be required to justify a verdict hugely opposed by public opinion. The DOJ might be obligated by law to investigate a judge when betrayal of the public interest is impossible to deny.
What’s at stake is adherence to Constitutional Principles. A public worked up by propaganda can be informed that Constitutional rights will not be violated. Or, a judge who acts to protect government overreach can be recused or removed.
No matter what the laws say, whatever casuistry was cleverly woven into Prep, Patriot, Cares, VICA or any other legislation that PRESUMES good faith in its execution, democide carried out in the interest of “National Security” will never be other than criminal, prosecutable and punishable. But we must have separation of powers … Constitutional Governance … to support our foundational values.
Simple language. Simple meaning. Give us judges capable of grasping simplicity. Jail those who ignore it to advance some other agenda.
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Another way of making judges more accountable is require them to stand for election without label of incumbant on the ballot. Many voters just vote for incumbant because they dont have sufficient information about the jurist, and this propensity dissuades otherwise competitive new blood candidates.
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