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(9th Circuit) Federal appeals judge announces immediate retirement ... sexual misconduct
Washington Post ^ | Dec 18, 2017 | By Matt Zapotosky

Posted on 12/18/2017 7:06:20 AM PST by 11th_VA

Alex Kozinski, the powerful judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit who was facing a judicial investigation over allegations that he subjected 15 women to inappropriate sexual behavior, announced Monday that he would retire effective immediately.

In a statement provided by his lawyer, Kozinski apologized, saying that he “had a broad sense of humor and a candid way of speaking to both male and female law clerks alike,” and that “in doing so, I may not have been mindful enough of the special challenges and pressures that women face in the workplace.”

“It grieves me to learn that I caused any of my clerks to feel uncomfortable; this was never my intent,” he said.

Kozinski, 67, said although family and friends had urged him to stay on, “at least long enough to defend myself,” he “cannot be an effective judge and simultaneously fight this battle.”

“Nor would such a battle be good for my beloved federal judiciary. And so I am making the decision to retire, effective immediately,” he said.

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KEYWORDS: 9thcircuit; 9thcircus; alexkozinski; courts; judiciary; kozinski; metoo; whoops; winning
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Trump gets a 9th Circuit appointment now - WINNING !!!
1 posted on 12/18/2017 7:06:21 AM PST by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

Also known as pleading “no contest.” LOL


2 posted on 12/18/2017 7:07:41 AM PST by A_perfect_lady
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To: 11th_VA

Was he a good one or a bad one?..................


3 posted on 12/18/2017 7:07:42 AM PST by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: Red Badger

I assume all 9th Circuit judges are Bleeding Liberals -


4 posted on 12/18/2017 7:08:41 AM PST by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA
Appointed by....?

as if we need to ask...

5 posted on 12/18/2017 7:09:10 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Remember: All Cultures Are Equal!)
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To: Red Badger

He was appointed by Reagan.


6 posted on 12/18/2017 7:09:43 AM PST by Fai Mao (I still want to see The PIAPS in prison)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Reagan appointee


7 posted on 12/18/2017 7:09:47 AM PST by be-baw
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To: 11th_VA

YES! The most conservative judge in the nation needs to get the seat.


8 posted on 12/18/2017 7:10:01 AM PST by GonzoII ("If the new crime be, to believe in God, let us all be criminals" -Sheen)
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To: Red Badger

“...Was he a good one or a bad one?..................”

There is nothing “good” in the 9th Circus.
But now, Trump gets to appoint a “good one” for there.


9 posted on 12/18/2017 7:10:42 AM PST by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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To: be-baw

Say what????


10 posted on 12/18/2017 7:11:24 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Remember: All Cultures Are Equal!)
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To: Red Badger

Good enough that Reagan appointed him. Bad enough that his opponents and the staff of the last 9 years on the 9th, felt comfortable going after him.


11 posted on 12/18/2017 7:12:08 AM PST by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: 11th_VA

Women are such delicate flowers .....

Ha!

Petard. Hoisted.


12 posted on 12/18/2017 7:12:09 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: 11th_VA

“It grieves me to learn that I caused any of my clerks to feel uncomfortable; this was never my intent,” he said.

When I made them sit on my lap with my fly open to review documents, I mean was that bad, should I not have done that?


13 posted on 12/18/2017 7:14:16 AM PST by Eddie01
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To: 11th_VA

To quote, Sarah Sanders, Christmas comes early. :)


14 posted on 12/18/2017 7:14:43 AM PST by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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To: 11th_VA

Been on that Appeals Court for 32 years. An LA dingbat appointed by Reagan.


15 posted on 12/18/2017 7:14:57 AM PST by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)
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To: 11th_VA

Does immediate retirement mean he gets all the bennies? Jackpot!


16 posted on 12/18/2017 7:17:50 AM PST by GnuThere
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To: 11th_VA

How many DNC ATM cards are getting handed out this time? Imagine getting an ATM card that would give you $$$$/week for the rest of your life...with no accessible record of you ever getting it.


17 posted on 12/18/2017 7:17:52 AM PST by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: GnuThere
Does immediate retirement mean he gets all the bennies?

Yeah, its a $200K+ retirement ... must be nice ...

18 posted on 12/18/2017 7:20:19 AM PST by 11th_VA
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To: Red Badger

Fair question. I don’t know that there are any good ones on that Court but, experience tells me that if he was a good one, (that is to say, a Republican or a Conservative), every other word in the article would have labelled him as such.


19 posted on 12/18/2017 7:21:09 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: GonzoII
YES! The most conservative judge in the nation needs to get the seat.

Roy Moore ???

20 posted on 12/18/2017 7:21:49 AM PST by 11th_VA
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