Alex Kozinski

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Alex Kozinski is a prominent and controversial former judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, known for his influential opinions and later resignation amid allegations of sexual misconduct.

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Alex Alex Kozinski 1
Kozinski 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American judge
jurist
lawyer
person
appointedBy Ronald Reagan
appointedToCourtOfFederalClaimsBy Ronald Reagan
barAdmission State Bar of California
clerkship Law clerk to Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
Law clerk to Judge Anthony Kennedy
commissionDate 1985-11-07
controversy allegations of sexual misconduct
countryOfBirth Romania
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1950-07-23
degree Juris Doctor
educatedAt University of California, Los Angeles
surface form: UCLA

UCLA School of Law
endTime 2017-12-18
endTimeAsChiefJudge 2014-12-01
ethnicOrigin Jewish
familyName Alex Kozinski self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kozinski
fullName Alex Kozinski self-linksurface differs
surface form: Alex Alex Kozinski
givenName Alex
immigratedTo United States of America
knownFor colorful writing style in judicial opinions
influential judicial opinions
libertarian-leaning jurisprudence
languageSpoken English
Romanian
memberOfCourt United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
nominationDate 1985-06-05
notableCaseInvolvement Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc.
United States v. Gementera
United States v. Ramirez-Lopez
occupation attorney
judge
law professor
placeOfBirth Bucharest
surface form: Bucharest, Romania
politicalOrientation libertarian-leaning
positionHeld Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
precededByAsChiefJudge Mary M. Schroeder
previousPosition Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
reasonForResignation allegations of sexual misconduct by former clerks and staff
resignationDate 2017-12-18
serviceOnCourtOfFederalClaimsEnd 1985-11-07
serviceOnCourtOfFederalClaimsStart 1982-10-01
spouse Marian Kozinski
startTime 1985-11-07
startTimeAsChiefJudge 2007-12-01
succeededByAsChiefJudge Sidney R. Thomas NERFINISHED

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Brett M. Kavanaugh clerkship Alex Kozinski
Kavanaugh workedAsClerkFor Alex Kozinski
subject surface form: Brett M. Kavanaugh
Alex Kozinski fullName Alex Kozinski self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Alex Alex Kozinski
Alex Kozinski familyName Alex Kozinski self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kozinski
Brett clerkedFor Alex Kozinski
subject surface form: Brett M. Kavanaugh