9th Circuit
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9th Circuit, Clerkships, Email Scandals, Masturbation, Romance and Dating, Sex
Where Do Broken Hearts Go?
To San Francisco, apparently, to clerk on the Ninth Circuit. We hope that the author of this email is clerking for one of court’s slave-driver judges. He needs to be kept busy, so he won’t have time for any more literary endeavors. “Pleaded” or “pled” may be a matter of personal preference. But turns of […] -
9th Circuit, Bail, Bankruptcy, Shoes, Shopping, White-Collar Crime
Lawyer of the Day: Stephen Yagman
So it looks like no bail for Stephen Yagman, the colorful and controversial civil rights lawyer who was convicted last year of tax evasion, bankruptcy fraud and money laundering. Yagman will start his three-year prison term later this month. Yagman asked to remain free on bail while appealing his conviction (to the Ninth Circuit — […] - Sponsored
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9th Circuit
The Big Get Bigger: Another Seat for the Ninth
The judicial fiefdom of Chief Judge Alex Kozinski is about to expand. From today’s Recorder (via How Appealing): An extra seat for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals cleared Congress on Tuesday and is headed to President Bush’s desk. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Court Security Improvement Act on Monday night, and the […]
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9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Fabulosity, Hotties
Congratulations to Incoming Chief Judge Kozinski!(And an ATL Request for a San Francisco Correspondent)
This Friday, at the Ninth Circuit courthouse in San Francisco, a ceremonial “passing of the gavel” will be held. The court’s outgoing chief judge, Mary M. Schroeder, will hand over the gavel to her successor, Alex Kozinski. Details about the ceremony appear in this press release (PDF). From How Appealing (additional links collected below): Judge […] -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Fabulosity, Feeder Judges, Pictures, Stephen Reinhardt
Every Article III Groupie's Fantasy
A photo op with two of the nation’s most distinguished jurists: Ninth Circuit Judges Stephen Reinhardt and Alex Kozinski! (Judge Reinhardt seemed a bit skittish about the taking of this picture, but Judge Kozinski’s enthuasism was infectious. Or maybe it was just hard for Judge Reinhardt to say no to the incoming Chief Judge of […] -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Clerkships, Federal Judges, Stephen Reinhardt
Freshly Baked Crack for the Clerkship Addicts Among You
For the limited but passionate segment of the ATL readership that avidly follows the federal judiciary and clerkship news, the past week has been a good one. First, there was this very interesting Legal Times article by Joe Palazzolo, about the debacle known as the law clerk hiring process. Executive summary: “As in most family […] -
9th Circuit, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Federal Judges, Larry Craig, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee
The Ninth Circuit Curse
Here’s a little riddle: What do these three senators have in common? Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) First, they’re all Republican senators from underpopulated sparsely populated states. Second, they’ve all run into ethical, legal, or political problems. You know all about Senator Craig — in fact, more than […] -
9th Circuit, Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Federal Judges
Official ATL Endorsement: Judge O'Scannlain for Attorney General
We linked to this interesting MSNBC article, about possible replacements for outgoing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, in Morning Docket. We’d now like to link to it again, and draw your attention to the very end of the article. Doug Kmiec, a top Justice Department official in the Reagan and Bush I administrations, is quoted as […] - Sponsored
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9th Circuit, Bad Ideas, Prisons, Pro Se Litigants, Romance and Dating
ATL Practice Pointers: Clerks, Don't Date the Prisoners
A relationship between a prisoner — falsely accused, natch — and a compassionate woman on the outside, crusading for his release. What could be more romantic? Well, if the woman happens to be a court clerk, with responsibility for handling prisoner filings, the situation goes from romantic to problematic. From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: A deputy […] -
9th Circuit, Crime, Death Penalty, Deaths, Morning Docket, Porn Names, Pornography, Sex, Violence
Morning Docket: 07.11.07
* Charges coming in “collar bomb” case. [CNN] * Size matters. And bigger isn’t always better, as the Ninth Circuit demonstrates. [Los Angeles Times] * That’s some hardcore pwnography. [Click 2 Houston (KPRC, Houston NBC affiliate)] * Deal reached in Libya foreign medics AIDS trial, with details to come tomorrow; Libyan Supreme Court had been […]
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9th Circuit, Benchslaps, Nude Dancing, Police, Racism, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Ebony and Ivory, Live Together in Perfect Harmony: Los Angeles County v. Rettele
Several commenters drew our attention to the Supreme Court’s quasi-amusing decision today in Los Angeles County v. Rettele (PDF). We also received reader email about it: “In the per curiam opinion in LA County v. Retelle (PDF), we get a nice discussion of racial harmony in the context of naked white people being awakened early […] -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Blogging, Media and Journalism
Does Judge Kozinski Hate Blogs?
Despite his recent public criticism of blogs, we’ve always viewed that colorful legal genius, Judge Alex Kozinski, as a great friend of blogging. Judge Kozinski’s nomination of himself as a “judicial hottie” played a crucial role in the development of our original blog, Underneath Their Robes. And he has been a supporter of our blogging […] -
9th Circuit, Airplanes / Aviation, Alex Kozinski, Blogging, Clerkships, Federal Judges, Judicial Divas, Kids, Marsha Berzon, Screw-Ups
A Response to Judge Alex Kozinski
Some time ago, we posted an anecdote about the family travel mishaps of Judge Marsha Berzon, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Many ATL readers enjoyed the story. But Judge Berzon’s colleague, Judge Alex Kozinski — one of the federal judiciary’s most brilliant thinkers and talented writers — was less pleased. […]
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9th Circuit, Airplanes / Aviation, Alex Kozinski, Bad Ideas, Deaths, Marsha Berzon, Screw-Ups
Our Condolences to Judge Berzon
We feel a bit like Senator Joe Biden must feel right now, after his ill-advised comments about Senator Barack Obama. In case you haven’t heard, Sen. Biden paid Sen. Obama’s presidential candidacy some backhanded compliments: “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.” Take […] -
9th Circuit, Airplanes / Aviation, Alex Kozinski, Clerkships, Federal Judges, Kids
Flying the Friendly, Federal Judicial Skies: An Open Letter from Judge Alex Kozinski
Yesterday we put up a post about the mishaps of a federal judge and her family on a recent plane trip. You can read that post by clicking here. A number of you found it amusing. But not everyone was so pleased. This morning we received an email from Judge Alex Kozinski, of the U.S. […] -
9th Circuit, Airplanes / Aviation, Federal Judges, Judicial Divas, Kids, Marsha Berzon, Screw-Ups
Flying the Friendly, Federal Judicial Skies
The story we’re about to share with you is great, gossipy fun. But we must warn you that it’s not for everyone. It’s on the long side, and it’s aimed at a rather narrow demographic. It’s most likely to entertain (1) current or former Ninth Circuit clerks and (2) people who follow the federal judiciary […] -
3rd Circuit, 9th Circuit, Celebrities, Eyes of the Law, Fabulosity, Fashion, Federal Judges, Hotties, Marjorie Rendell, Music, Politics
Judge Rendell: She Gives Love a Bad Name
The latest item for Eyes of the Law, our legal celebrity sightings column, is a doozy. From the AP: Rock band Bon Jovi, Harrisburg restaurants and school bands from all over the state were part of yesterday’s daylong celebration of Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell’s inauguration for a second term…. Even more talented than Rendell was […] -
9th Circuit, Aaron Charney, Drugs, Gay, Judicial Nominations, Law Firm Names, Morning Docket, Tax Law, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Morning Docket: 01.17.07
* Oh good, Cully says pro bono is ok again. [Washington Post; Washington Post (letter to the editor) via WSJ Law Blog] * “Two things made Christopher Willever’s drunken burglary of a Tobacco Hut even worse as he crawled across the store floor — a lousy belt and his camera-loving backside.” [MSNBC] * U.S. Attorneys’ […]
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6th Circuit, 9th Circuit, Attorney Misconduct, Bad Ideas, Federal Judges, Judge of the Day, Legal Ethics, Manuel Real, Politics, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: Deborah Cook
Federal judges represent some of the best and brightest minds the legal profession has to offer. Although there are exceptions, federal judges generally have incredible credentials and adhere to the highest ethical standards. In contrast, state court judges tend to be icky. When you read in the news about a judge who sexually harassed a […] -
9th Circuit, Death Penalty, Intellectual Property, Morning Docket, Movies, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Trademarks
Morning Docket: 01.11.07
* Federal court lets the Alpha Dog out. [AP via How Appealing] * The negligence causation standard is the same under FELA for railroad negligence and employee contributory negligence. Norfolk Southern v. Sorrell. [U.S. Supreme Court (PDF)] * Execution in Oklahoma first of the year in the U.S. [Jurist] * iSuit. [Associated Press; WSJ Law […]