ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
The primary question presented in this appeal is whether the doctrine of judicial immunity shields a state-court judge from liability for damages in a § 1983 action for alleged sex-based discrimination arising from the dismissal of a probation officer. The district court found that the defendant judge was immune. For the reasons stated below, we will affirm.
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