MI Judge Partied With Woman Litigant Appearing Before Him, Cannot Be Sued

Shielded: A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling that disgraced judge Wade McCree cannot be sued by a defendant in a child support case he presided over

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The married McCree had a sexual relationship with Geniene La’Shay Mott while presiding over a 2012 child support case between her and King.
Some of the trysts took place in McCree’s chambers.
[. . .] According to the Detroit Free Press, McCree sexted Mott from the bench and gave her thousands of dollars.
Courts have long prevented judges being sued by litigants for their decisions, but King's attorney Joel Sklar says McCree used his judicial immunity 'as a shield for self interest.'

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Michigan’s Supreme Court in March ordered McCree removed from office and suspended him for six more years if he’s re-elected in November.
The Detroit Free Press reports that McCree's father, Wade Hampton McCree, Jr was the first black person appointed to the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appleals and the second black solicitor general in the U.S.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2707918/Judge-affair-mans-ex-wife-overseeing-child-support-case-sued-rules-court.html

Judge who had affair with man's ex-wife while overseeing his child support case cannot be sued, rules court
Judge Wade McCree cannot be sued by the defendant of a child support case he presided over
McCree had an affair with the ex-wife of the defendant while the case was before his court
He sexted Geniene La'Shay Mott from the bench, had trysts with her in his chambers and gave her thousands of dollars
He ordered Robert King be tethered and forced to pay child support
There is a longstanding doctrine that judges cannot be sued for their decisions in court
A judge upheld a lower court's ruling to this effect, but also said McCree's actions were 'often reprehensible'
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 20:06 EST, 27 July 2014 | UPDATED: 00:13 EST, 28 July 2014