judicial act

judicial act
An act which involves exercise of discretion or judgment. It is also defined as an act by court or magistrate touching rights of parties or property brought before it or him by voluntary appearance, or by prior action of ministerial officers. An act by member of judicial department in construing law or applying it to a particular state of facts. State ex rel. Tharel v. Board of Com'rs of Creek County, 188 Okl. 184, 107 P.2d 542, 549.
An act of administrative board if it goes to determination of some right, protection of which is peculiar office of courts. Belk's Dept. Store v. Guilford County, 222 N.C. 441, 23 S.E.2d 897, 902.
An act which imposes burdens or confers privileges according to finding of some person or body whether a general rule is applicable or according to discretionary judgment as to propriety. An act which undertakes to determine a question of right or obligation or of property as foundation on which it proceeds. The action of judge in trying a cause and rendering a decision. Application of Gleit, 178 Misc. 198, 33 N.Y.S.2d 629, 630, 631.
Rendition or pronouncement of a judgment is a judicial act and entry thereof a ministerial act. Peoples Electric Co-op, v. Broughton, 191 Okl. 229, 127 P.2d 850, 853.
But if there are matters requiring exercise of court's discretion, entry of decree is judicial act. Stewart v. Superior Court in and for Los Angeles County, 3 Cal.App.2d 702, 40 P.2d 529.
For purposes of judicial immunity, an act is "judicial" if it is a function normally performed by a judge, and parties dealt with judge in his judicial capacity. Martinez v. Winner, C.A.Colo., 771 F.2d 424, 434.
See also decision

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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