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Miklos Bolza

Judge seeks more immunity in false imprisonment appeal

Judge Salvatore Vasta (centre) has appealed court findings that he was not immune from being sued. (Tony Phillips/AAP PHOTOS)

A judge claims a court was wrong to find that judicial immunity did not shield him from being sued by a man left traumatised after being wrongfully jailed during divorce proceedings.

In a landmark judgment delivered in August, the Federal Court found Judge Salvatore Vasta was liable to personally pay part of $300,000 in compensation to the Brisbane man, known only by the pseudonym Mr Stradford.

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