[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5343 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5343

To protect State and Federal judges by clarifying that Federal judicial 
    immunity covers all acts undertaken by judges pursuant to legal 
                               authority.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2006

 Mr. Gohmert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To protect State and Federal judges by clarifying that Federal judicial 
    immunity covers all acts undertaken by judges pursuant to legal 
                               authority.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF JUDICIAL IMMUNITY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 21 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 464. Judicial immunity for administrative functions
    ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), each justice or judge 
of the United States and each justice or judge of a State shall have 
immunity against any Federal civil cause of action arising from or as a 
result of the discharge of any legislatively or constitutionally 
authorized duty, unless such justice or judge, in the course of 
discharging such duty, was committing a crime.
    ``(b) Other Immunity.--This section shall not preempt any Federal 
or State law providing immunity in addition to the immunity provided by 
this section.''.
    (b) Chapter Analysis.--The chapter analysis for chapter 21 of title 
28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``464. Judicial immunity for administrative functions.''.
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