Mississippi Supreme Court October 15, 1883 (Wilcox v. Williamson)

Chalmers, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The general rule is that a judicial officer cannot be made civilly or criminally liable for his acts as such, save upon an allegation and proof that they were corruptly done, and many courts deny that he can be made liable even where there has been corruption, if the judge is one of superior and general jurisdiction, though his act transcends his