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Alex Kozinski

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Circuit Judge (retired)
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals



Law clerk, Hon. Anthony Kennedy, 9th U.S. Circuit, 1975-6; law clerk, Hon. Warren Burger, U.S. Supreme Court, 1976-7; private practice, Los Angeles, 1977-9; private practice, Washington DC, 1979-81; deputy legal counsel, president-elect Ronald Reagan, 1980-1; assistant counsel, Office of Counsel to the President, 1981-2; nominated to 9th U.S. Circuit, August 1982; confirmed August 1982; served as chief judge 1982-85; member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2007-14. Retired December 2017.

UCLA Law School, 1975



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Alex Kozinski 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Pasadena) Dec. 15, 2014

Columns
Title Category Published
Kennedy and I U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Jul. 9, 2018
Criminal Law 2.0 Criminal Jul. 14, 2015

Rulings
Case Category Published
U.S. v. Sanchez-Gomez
vacated and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure May 15, 2018
Hewlett-Packard Company and Consolidated Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
author
Tax Nov. 10, 2017
Saldivar v. Sessions
dissenting
Immigration Nov. 8, 2017
Zion v. County of Orange
author
Civil Rights Nov. 2, 2017
Jones v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
author
Civil Rights Oct. 23, 2017
U.S. v. Preston
concurring
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 18, 2017
Kirkpatrick v. Chappell
dissenting
Prisoners' Rights Oct. 11, 2017
U.S. Faagai
dissenting
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 8, 2017
Frealy v. Reynolds
author
Bankruptcy Aug. 16, 2017
United States v. Salish Kootenai College Inc.
author
Native American Affairs Jul. 11, 2017
Brewster v. Beck
author
Civil Rights Jun. 22, 2017
Title Court Published
Alex Kozinski 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Pasadena) Dec. 15, 2014
Title Category Published
Kennedy and I U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Jul. 9, 2018
Criminal Law 2.0 Criminal Jul. 14, 2015
Case Category Published
U.S. v. Sanchez-Gomez
vacated and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure May 15, 2018
Hewlett-Packard Company and Consolidated Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
author
Tax Nov. 10, 2017
Saldivar v. Sessions
dissenting
Immigration Nov. 8, 2017
Zion v. County of Orange
author
Civil Rights Nov. 2, 2017
Jones v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
author
Civil Rights Oct. 23, 2017
U.S. v. Preston
concurring
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 18, 2017
Kirkpatrick v. Chappell
dissenting
Prisoners' Rights Oct. 11, 2017
U.S. Faagai
dissenting
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 8, 2017
Frealy v. Reynolds
author
Bankruptcy Aug. 16, 2017
United States v. Salish Kootenai College Inc.
author
Native American Affairs Jul. 11, 2017
Brewster v. Beck
author
Civil Rights Jun. 22, 2017