Missouri Judge Locks Up Two Children in Juvenile Detention After They Refuse to Go with Their Mother — Federal Appeals Court Strips His Immunity Defense: “Judges Do Not Do Double Duty as Jailers”
A Missouri judge who ordered two children locked inside juvenile detention cells because they refused to leave a courthouse with their mother has been dealt a humiliating defeat in federal court. The post Missouri Judge Locks Up Two Children in Juvenile Detention After They Refuse to Go with Their Mother — Federal Appeals Court Strips His Immunity Defense: “Judges Do Not Do Double Duty as Jailers” appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
TL;DR
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled against Missouri Circuit Judge Eric Eighmy.
- The judge violated the constitutional rights of Kadan and Brooklyn Rockett by ordering them detained.
- A jury awarded the children $10,000 in damages, and the court awarded $326,637.22 in attorney fees and costs.
- The judge's actions, including personally escorting the children to cells, exceeded his judicial authority.
- The court rejected the judge's claims of judicial and qualified immunity.