Suing a gov't official is permissible under certain conditions - I don't think that judges are any more protected than other public officials. You will need to do research and see how far the umbrella of protection is offered to public officials. I have only looked at 2 state: UT & IL in detail. In UT, any employee who commits a crime is not covered but in IL they are covered. It goes by the AZ "westfall" act (equiv.) and state employment law. I would investigate if you may be liable for any attny fees if you file. Few, very few cases result in favor of the plaintiff. So you have some research to do.

