Alex Kozinski
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Alex Kozinski (/kəˈzɪnski/; born July 23, 1950)[1] is a Romanian-American jurist and lawyer who was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1985 to 2017. He was a prominent and influential judge, and many of his law clerks went on to clerk for U.S. Supreme Court justices.
Quick Facts Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Preceded by ...
Alex Kozinski | |
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Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
In office December 1, 2007 – December 1, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Mary M. Schroeder |
Succeeded by | Sidney R. Thomas |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
In office November 7, 1985 – December 18, 2017 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Seat established by 98 Stat. 333 |
Succeeded by | Daniel Bress |
Judge of the United States Claims Court | |
In office October 1, 1982 – February 9, 1985 Chief Judge: 1982-1985 Judge: 1982 (Trial Division) | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | seat established |
Succeeded by | Marian Blank Horn |
Personal details | |
Born | (1950-07-23) July 23, 1950 (age 73) Bucharest, Romania |
Spouse | Marcy Tiffany |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of California, Los Angeles (AB, JD) |
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Kozinski's judicial career ended in 2017 when he retired after over a dozen of his former female law clerks and legal staffers accused him of sexual harassment and abusive practices.[2] Kozinski had previously faced an ethics hearing over inappropriate sexual material.[3]