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Multiple sources report that three clerks for Judge Alex Kozinski have decided to leave. Calls to the Ninth Circuit’s public information office have not been returned as of this writing.
We’re still waiting for the judge or the clerks themselves to confirm their departure. Since we haven’t talked to them, we can’t know the particulars of each decision to leave, though it’s a hell of a time to leave what was once considered one of the plummest clerkship opportunities in the country.
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As one tipster noted, working for Kozinski went from a cocktail-party feather in your cap to an embarrassment.
In the last week. the reputation of Alex Kozinski has taken quite the deserved hit. What was once considered an “open secret” has bust out into the open, and women are telling their stories about what it is like to work with and around Judge Kozinski. It… isn’t pretty.
If anyone has any additional insight on this shakeup, please reach out to us by email, by text message (646-820-8477), or by tweet (@ATLblog). We keep all sources anonymous.
In the meanwhile, pass the popcorn.
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UPDATE (10:24 p.m.): A Ninth Circuit spokesperson confirmed to the Recorder that “one or more” of Kozinski’s current clerks had resigned.
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