Because the police or the prosecutor or whatever can ask for whatever they want, but it's up to the judge to refuse their stupid claims. Though the others should get some blame too.

Especially considering the judge is the only person involved in this who is completely immune from being sued.

Under qualified immunity cops are all but completely immune to being sued.

They really aren’t. Qualified immunity is probably too strong, but litigants get past it all the time.

On the other hand, judges have absolute immunity for actions taken in the course of their judicial duties.

The police was wrong, but the judge is the check that is supposed to prevent the police errors from being actually committed.

Sure, when the junior deletes the production database you are also angry at the junior, but you also ask why the junior got permission to do that.