the officer is likely to be unduly inhibited in the performance of that function by the threat of liability for espect is whether the individual is exercising judgment similar to that of a judge. See id.; McCray, 456 F.2d at 4 (noting that “a defense counsel, a court stenographer, and a jailer all have important duties in the judicial process, but none is afforded judicial immunity because none exercises judicial or quasi-judicial discretion which requires the protection of absolute judicial immunity” (internal citations omitted)). This Court has indicated that judges are “granted immunity from liability for acts done by them in the exercise of their judicial functions[.]” Parker, 337 Md. at 280, 653 A.2d at 440 (internal quotation omitted); Mandel, 320 Md. at 107, 576 A.2d at 768 (<HOLDING>). A judge loses this absolute immunity only
holding that an appeal is not moot so long as the appellate court can fashion relief that is both effective and equitable internal quotation marks omitted alteration in original recognizing judicial immunity for acts committed within their judicial jurisdiction holding that judges have immunity from suit for judicial acts holding that absolute immunity protects  judges  so long as their acts are judicial  in nature internal quotation omitted holding that all persons who are integral parts of the judicial process such as witnesses judges and prosecutors are entitled to absolute immunity