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Judges and Judiciary

Aug. 5, 2008

Kozinski: Stay on the Bench, or Get Off the Court?

By staying on as chief judge, Alex Kozinski is eroding the public's faith in the 9th Circuit, writes William Domnarski. - Forum Column

William Domnarski

Email: domnarski@gmail.com

William Domnarski is a Southland mediator and practitioner. His latest book is "Richard Posner," published by Oxford University Press in 2016.

FORUM COLUMN

By William Domnarski
This article appears on Page 6

      Now comes Alex Kozinski, chief judge of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and the problems he has created with his publicly accessible Web site featuring pornographic images. If we recognize what is really at stake here, there should little debate as to what should happen. He should resign his post as chief judge in the interests of the reputation of...

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