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Civil Procedure; Courts and Judges; Peace Officers; Sheriffs and Constables

GA-0146

Texas Attorney General Opinion

Derived judicial immunity applies to officials exercising the functional equivalent of judicial discretion; generally, a bailiff and chief of courthouse security screening individuals at the courthouse would not be exercising the functional equivalent of

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