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Judge Who Had Affair With Witness In Child Support Case Can’t Be Sued

A judge who sexted from his bench, smashed in his chambers and impregnated a complaining witness in a child support case can’t be sued by his mistress’ baby’s father.

Why? Because judges are immune from civil lawsuits.

KVUE reports:

Wade McCree Jr. lost his job, but he won’t lose his shirt.

The disgraced judge — who once texted a shirtless photo of himself to a female court bailiff — had an affair with a woman while overseeing her child custody case, had sex with her in his chambers and sexted her from the bench.

But he can’t be sued for money damages over any of that because judges are immune from civil lawsuits — a well-established doctrine that has many in the legal profession demanding change, arguing the McCree case highlights a pervasive problem in the justice system: judges getting away with bad behavior on immunity grounds.

“There has to be a point where there is no immunity for judges. When we’re told that certain government officials are off limits — it undermines public confidence in government,” said Connecticut civil rights attorney Norm Pattis, author of “Taking Back the Courts,” a 2011 book that documents flaws in the justice system.

“I don’t think anybody should be above the law, least of all those who administer it,” said Pattis, who called the immunity doctrine “a crazy rule” and the McCree case “outrageous.”

“It’s sort of a medieval relic to suggest that the king can do no wrong, so why sue them,”Pattis said.

This guy can’t be sued but he has been punished (somewhat) for his actions; he’s been barred from presiding over a courtroom until January of 2021.

Is that enough???

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