The Judicial Accountability for Public Safety Act of 2025 would allow individuals to sue judges and magistrates in civil court if they can prove a judicial officer acted with intentional disregard for public safety or gross negligence when making bond or sentencing decisions. Victims injured by such judicial decisions could seek monetary damages, including punitive damages intended to punish the judge. The bill applies to federal judges as well as state and local judges handling criminal cases. However, the legislation includes a safeguard stating it does not apply to judicial decisions made in good faith or within normal judicial discretion, and it removes traditional judicial immunity protections that would normally shield judges from such lawsuits. The bill contains no specific funding or timeline provisions.
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