The following Ninth Circuit Federal cases hold that absolute judicial 
immunity from personal tort liability does not exist if the tortious act(s) 
were committed without the judge having subject matter jurisdiction over the 
cause, under color of which the torts were committed:
 
Rankin v. Howard, 633 F.2d 844 (1980)
 
Ashelman v. Pope, 793 F.2d 1072 (1986)
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