Steven A. Kurowski and David H. Nicholls v. James J. Krajewski, Individually and in His Capacity as Judge of the Lake County Court, Division III

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• holding that “a public official may raise questions of immunity on appeal from a final judgment, even though he bypassed an opportunity to take an interlocutory appeal”
• holding judge’s firing of public defenders because of their political beliefs was administrative act not protected by judicial immunity
• approving district court’s allowance of 1.6 attorney hours for preparation of the fee petition
• prevailing plaintiff’s counsel entitled to compensation for time spent pursuing fee request
• “A judge both makes and implements governmental policy..., Holders of the appointing authority may ‘seek to ensure that judges agree with them on important jurisprudential questions.”
• \That the lawyers spent some time in blind alleys is irrelevant; this is inevitable . . . .\

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