Alex Kozinski
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Alex Kozinski, Pornography, Television
Truly Ripped from the Headlines
A tipster asked us: “Did you catch this week’s Law & Order – SVU? The judge had to recuse himself because they found porn on his computer during the course of a porn-addiction case.” Sound familiar? It may remind you of this recent case (although the L&O episode involved dolphins rather than donkeys). More after […] -
Alex Kozinski, Morning Docket, UVA Law
Morning Docket 12.09.08
* No trial for you! New Hampshire’s Superior Court is shaving a month of jury trials off of next year’s calendar because of its budget crisis. [New York Times] * 9/11 masterminds recant their guilty plea because they want the death penalty. [Washington Post] * Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo is taking the leaders […]
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Alex Kozinski, Feeder Judges, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Clerks Are Fair Game, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: New Term, New Hires
Our last round-up of Supreme Court clerk hiring was published back in August, before the start of October Term 2008. Now that the justices are back in the country and back on the bench, they’re back to interviewing clerkship applicants. Over at the Clerkship Notification Blog, there was buzz about Justice Stephen Breyer interviewing and […]
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Alex Kozinski, Federal Judges, Law Schools, U.S. News
Some Weekend Updates
In the interest of completeness, here are a few quick postscripts to stories that we previously covered in these pages, but didn’t get around to mentioning during the craziness of last week. They come from the National Law Journal and/or the WSJ Law Blog. 1. Judge Robert Somma: The cross-dressing former bankruptcy judge (at right), […] -
Aaron Charney, Alex Kozinski, Ann Althouse, ATL Idol, Eliot Spitzer, Elizabeth Halverson, H. Rodgin Cohen, Jeremy Pitcock, Pictures, Thomas Goldstein
What if They Mated: Legal All-Stars Edition
[Ed. note: This post is by MARIN, one of the finalists in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Marin’s avatar (at right).] From ergonomic wrist supports to dual computer monitors, law firms wring every ounce of productivity from the attorneys they haven’t axed (yet). But […] -
3rd Circuit, 9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Blogging, Federal Judges, Pornography, Technology
The Kozinski Controversy: Had Enough Yet?
We have. So, barring major new developments, we’re cutting back on our coverage of the controversy surrounding Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit. As we suggested yesterday, the story is petering out anyway; but if you’re still interested in following it, check out Patterico’s Pontifications, which has been offering excellent, wall-to-wall coverage. Before […] -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Federal Judges, Legal Ethics, Pornography, Trials
Chief Judge Kozinski Calls for Investigation... of Himself?
Apologies for the downtime. We were off being interviewed by CNN Headline News about the controversy surrounding Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit. We’ll post a link to the interview if and when it becomes available. Speaking of Chief Judge Kozinski, here’s the latest news: The 9th Circuit judge, who posted sexually explicit […] -
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 […] - Sponsored
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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 […] -
11th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Clarence Thomas, Department of Justice, Eugene Volokh, Fabulosity, Federalist Society, Judicial Nominations, Kevin Newsom, Parties, Pictures, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Ted Olson, William Pryor
A Night at the Federalist Society Birthday Bash
We now yield the floor to Laurie Lin. Who better to report on one of the year’s biggest social events than the writer of Legal Eagle Wedding Watch? Over to you, Laurie. **************** Ambition and Old Spice wafted sweetly through the air last night at the Federalist Society’s 25th Anniversary Gala at Union Station — […] -
Alex Kozinski, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Clerkships, David Sentelle, Harvard Law Review, Job Searches, John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: OT 2008 (Update #7)
In October 2006, when LEWW reviewed her wedding, we wrote of Aileen McGrath (at right, with handsome hubby Jason Gillenwater): Aileen is the President of the Harvard Law Review. HELLO!!! And this isn’t mentioned in the announcement, but we’ve learned that she’ll be clerking next year for Chief Judge Michael Boudin, of the First Circuit […] -
Alex Kozinski, Blogging, Contests, Eugene Volokh, Marijuana, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.07.07
* Our DealBreaker colleagues receive email from William Unroch, the lawyer / ex-boyfriend of Maximilia (née Maximilian) Cordero, the transsexual model suing high-flying financier Jeffrey Epstein. Did you get all that? [DealBreaker] * Congratulations to (soon-to-be-Chief) Judge Kozinski, who just won the Witkin Medal! [Blogonaut] * Speaking of Judge Kozinski, here’s a counter-plea from perhaps […] -
Alex Kozinski
Judge Kozinski Goes to Washington
We almost forgot. Happy Halloween!!! If you’re here in Washington, DC. and looking for a way to celebrate, here’s an event at Georgetown University Law Center that might interest you: Halloween with Judge Kozinski! Join us for a special debate: “Property Rights After Kelo” Alex Kozinski, Judge, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vs. Chip Mellor, […]
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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 […] -
Alex Kozinski, Anthony Kennedy, Birthdays, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Happy Birthday, Justice Kennedy!
Some helpful tipsters reminded us: today is the birthday of [swing] Justice Anthony M. Kennedy. Happy Birthday, Justice Kennedy! We asked one reader, aspiring lawyer Andrew Cohen,* for thoughts on writing up a short post. His response: “You don’t. You write a ridiculously long post that both praises and denigrates him, pretending to come out […] -
Alex Kozinski, Benchslaps
A Classic Kozinski Benchslap
In his dissent today from a order denying rehearing en banc in the case of United States v. Ziegler, Kozinski basically calls the rest of the panel morons, or at least hack magicians. The best part is this paragraph: By plucking consent out of its judicial top hat, when neither party has argued it and […] -
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 […] -
Alex Kozinski, Benchslaps, Blogging, Eugene Volokh, Federal Judges, Howard Bashman
Kozinski on Blogs: "Hateful Things"
The brilliant and irascible Judge Alex Kozinski, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, has handed down his opinion on blogs, and it’s scathing. The audio link is down, but Orin Kerr helpfully gives us the juicy bits: ERIC GOLDMAN: So but what about blogs? . . . JUDGE ALEX KOZINSKI: I […] -
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. […] -
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 […]