Posted on 07/03/2009 8:18:54 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
A panel of federal judges admonished Alex Kozinski, chief judge of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, on Thursday for being "judicially imprudent" and "exhibiting poor judgment" by placing sexually explicit photos and videos on an Internet server that could be accessed by the public.
Kozinski's conduct had "created a public controversy that can reasonably be seen as having resulted in embarrassment to the institution of the federal judiciary," according to the panel's opinion, written by Anthony J. Scirica, chief judge of the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.
The judges ruled, however, that Kozinski's actions did not constitute judicial misconduct. The disciplinary proceedings should end with the public admonishment, they wrote, noting that in testimony in a closed-door hearing, Kozinski had stated that he had "caused embarrassment to the federal judiciary," had apologized and had "committed to changing his conduct to avoid any recurrence of the error."
The opinion quoted Kozinski as acknowledging that some of the material he maintained on his server was "highly offensive," "gross," and "demeaning."
According to the opinion, Kozinski testified "that some members of the public, upon learning he possessed the material, may have the misimpression that he has demeaning or disdainful attitudes toward women, creating in the minds of some people what he called 'a highly distorted picture' of him," the opinion said.
The opinion said that Kozinski was "credible and thoroughly responsive" to the panel's questions and had fully cooperated with the judicial inquiry.
In a statement issued after the release of the panel's decision, Kozinski said the judges' opinion had affirmed that the materials in question were intended to be private.
"Our 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has much important work to do, and I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues to accomplish our goals," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Who appointed this fool?
Gerald Walpin is sharp as a tack, yet Obama’s thugs tried to use his behavior (purported befuddlement and confusion) as a pretense to fire him.
Using that standard, Kozinski should be immediately thrown off the bench for this behavior. No ifs, ands or buts.
But we’re dealing with the typical double-standard dems here.
The 9th Circus holds true to form. Frackin’ clowns.
Reagan.
No small feat given the sordid reputation of the 9th Circuit.
Error?
ERROR?
An "error" is when you punch the wrong button on the phone.
An "error" is when you type the wrong key on the computer.
His "Error" was in posting the stuff publicly.
I guess that's the "error" he's going to avoid.
Has a nice ring to it. Think I'll use that in the future if you don't mind.
Ouch!
Kozinski, Alex
Born 1950 in Bucharest, Romania
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on June 5, 1985, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333; Confirmed by the Senate on November 7, 1985, and received commission on November 7, 1985. Served as chief judge, 2007-present.
Chief judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1982-1985
Education:
University of California, Los Angeles, A.B., 1972
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1975
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Anthony Kennedy, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1975-1976
Law clerk, Chief Justice Warren Burger, Supreme Court of the United States, 1976-1977
Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1977-1979
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1979-1981
Deputy legal counsel, Office of the President-Elect, Washington, DC, 1980-1981
Assistant counsel, Office of Counsel to the President, Washington, DC, 1981
Special counsel, Merit Systems Protection Board, Washington, DC, 1981-1982
Race or Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Does the article mention that Kozinski tried to lay this all off on his son?
Ronald Reagan. Sadly, he’s actually a rare conservative judicially.
I hate to say it, but this guy may be the only decent judge on the whole Ninth Circus. That’s why the press has been after him. The other judges could have NAMBLA porn on their websites, and no one would care.
So, maybe this was stupid, but let’s not get carried away and do the leftists’ work for them.
and he sits iin judgement of others???? HYPOCRITE!!! Instead of one rotten apple being in the barrel ... seems there are a few good apples and the rest rotten to the core.
Ninth Circus?
I guess I won’t be able to be a judge like I’d planned. Uh, no reason.
er... from what I understand, his son took responsibility for it. Not exactly the same thing is it?
None of those pictures, please...
Kozinski testified that he'd been collecting the items over the years, and that some had never been opened.
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