A federal judicial council will launch an internal investigation into a prominent judge accused of sexual misconduct on the job.

Judge Alex Kozinski, a member of the San Francisco-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, was the subject of a Washington Post article last week in which six women accused him of engaging in in appropriate behavior and making inappropriate comments.

Among the allegations, the Post reported one of the judge’s former law clerks claimed Kozinski asked her to look at pornographic images.

APPEALS COURT JUDGE ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Sidney Thomas announced Thursday he had asked another circuit court to conduct the judicial misconduct inquiry.

"I request that the Chief Justice of the United States transfer this complaint to the judicial council of another circuit for review and disposition,” said Thomas in the order. "Any new complaints that may be filed relating to this matter are included in this request for transfer."

A spokesman for the 9th Circuit also confirmed that at least one of Kozinski’s current law clerks had resigned, but offered no further details, citing confidentiality and privacy policies.

The Romanian-born Kozinski, 67, was named to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan in 1985 and served as the chief judge on the Ninth Circuit between 2007 and 2014. He had long been mentioned as a possible nominee for the Supreme Court and was known for his engaging legal opinions and personal essays, as well as his colorful personality on and off the bench.

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The great thing about being a federal judge is the job security. Think they're going to impeach him over this? Worst case he retires with his pension and is replaced by a younger version.

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Among the allegations, the Post reported one of the judge’s former law clerks claimed Kozinski asked her to look at pornographic images.

Just pull the old Costanza routine...


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Anybody else getting burned out on the daily revelations of sexual misconduct? Perhaps I’m getting caloused, but unless the dude is caught in the act with a cross-dressing midget from Mars, these revelations are getting more routine than the weather report.

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"caught in the act with a cross-dressing midget from Mars"

Not that there's anything Wrong with that....

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Anybody else getting burned out on the daily revelations of sexual misconduct?

They're getting damned hard to believe, aren't they? Same shit, different day. Next comes Gloria Allred's coaching and News Conference complete with crying abused female, etc, etc.

I don't care that this guy is on the 9th Circuit Court, I'm tired of being asked again to believe this shit. Prove it with evidence, or it didn't happen!

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Posted by sigcrazy7:
"caught in the act with a cross-dressing midget from Mars"

Not that there's anything Wrong with that....

You BETTER not say that there's anything wrong with that! If you do, then YOU'RE the Homo-Trans-Dwarf-Alien-a-phobic, and everyone is going to hate you too.

You can date one
You can sleep with one
You just can't hit on one, make comments about one, look at one too long, compliment one, insult one, assume they eat meat, don't eat meat, like the same sex, like the opposite sex, are the sex they are, are the sex they aren't, fight them off if they try to hurt-rob-or rape you, find them guilty if they hurt-rob-or rape you, turn them into the police... I think I covered most of the "what you can and cant do".
If I left anything off, please don't send the hoards with the torches and pitchforks.

Clerks Resign As 9th Circuit Launches Harassment Probe Of Kozinski

Several law clerks to Judge Alex Kozinski resigned Thursday, after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals launched an inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct lodged against the judge.

Chief Judge Sidney Thomas announced in a late Thursday order the 9th Circuit’s judicial council brought a complaint against Kozinski, who has served on the court since 1985. To ensure impartiality, a separate federal court will conduct the investigation and make recommendations as to possible disciplinary measures.

“[I]n the interest of the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts, a complaint is hereby identified against Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski,” the order reads. “This complaint is based on allegations contained in a December 8, 2017, Washington Post article entitled ‘Prominent 9th Circuit Judge Accused of Sexual Misconduct’ and any other related articles.”

The 1980 Judicial Conduct and Disability Act (JCDA) establishes investigative protocols for federal judges accused of “conduct prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts.” Discipline under the JCDA can include censure or impeachment referrals. Records generated in the course of such inquiries are made public once final action is administered.

Shortly before Thomas issued the order, Above the Law reported that three of Kozinski’s law clerks resigned. The court’s public information office confirmed the resignations, but did not offer further details. Kozinski is a renown “feeder judge,” as his proteges often go on to clerkships at the Supreme Court, making spots on his staff among the most coveted in the federal judiciary.

Six former female court employees accused the judge of sexual harassment in the pages of WaPo Friday. The women allege Kozinski made lewd or untoward remarks in their presence and showed them pornographic materials in his chambers. Other allegations appeared in Slate and a personal blog over the weekend. Four of the eight total accusers made allegations on the record.

Kozinski expressed regret his conduct has given offense in the past, and insisted that he treats his staff with respect as a general matter.

“I have been a judge for 35 years and during that time have had over 500 employees in my chambers,” he told WaPo. “I treat all of my employees as family and work very closely with most of them. I would never intentionally do anything to offend anyone and it is regrettable that a handful have been offended by something I may have said or done.”

The judge escaped serious reproach after the Los Angeles Times revealed in 2008 that he used court computers to access, maintain, and curate a collection of pornography. The matter was referred to the 3rd Circuit for investigation, which lightly admonished him for poor judgement, but ultimately concluded his deletion of the collection effectively closed the matter.

http://dailycaller.com/2017/12...t-probe-of-kozinski/

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Originally posted by sigcrazy7:
Anybody else getting burned out on the daily revelations of sexual misconduct? Perhaps I’m getting caloused, but unless the dude is caught in the act with a cross-dressing midget from Mars, these revelations are getting more routine than the weather report.

Yes, I am tired of these "revelations". No doubt some them are probably true. But it seems to me that the latest "get your name up in lights" ploy is to claim some male in a position of authority sexually abused me!

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conduct prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts.”

Now there is a really big laugh!