ALBANY – Judicial immunity protects a county judge from a lawsuit by the disgruntled father of a 16-year-old whom the judge sentenced as an adult for a shooting in Cooperstown, a federal judge has determined in dismissing the action.

Anthony Pacherille Sr. accused Otsego County Judge Brian Burns (See Profile) of violating his First and Fourth Amendment rights by seeking to block him from publicly protesting decisions involving Anthony Pacherille Jr.

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