9th Circuit’s chief judge posted sexually explicit matter on his website
One of the highest-ranking federal judges in the United States, who is currently presiding over an obscenity trial in Los Angeles, has maintained a publicly accessible website featuring sexually explicit photos and videos.
Alex Kozinski, chief judge of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, acknowledged in an interview with The Times that he had posted the materials, which included a photo of naked women on all fours painted to look like cows and a video of a half-dressed man cavorting with a sexually aroused farm animal. Some of the material was inappropriate, he conceded, although he defended other sexually explicit content as “funny.”
Kozinski, 57, said that he thought the site was for his private storage and that he was not aware the images could be seen by the public, although he also said he had shared some material on the site with friends. After the interview Tuesday evening, he blocked public access to the site . . .
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2 Comments
Can we say “Conflict of Interest.” Judge Kozinski is a perfect example of the reason that the 9th Circuit is laughed at by many Americans and remains the most overturned court in the country. Recusal should be automatic. Impeachment should be seriously considered, and depending on the local laws in his home jurisdiction, perhaps he should even find some criminal charges pending.
Laughed at, or cried at.
-EW