9th Circuit’s Kozinski Admonished but Not Disciplined for Online Pornography
The judicial misconduct complaint against 9th Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski over sexually explicit material on his family Web site has been resolved with a public admonishment but no discipline imposed on the judge. An 11-judge council from the 3rd Circuit issued a unanimous opinion that said Kozinski had cured the problem himself by removing and destroying the explicit material. The opinion also revealed new details about the incident, including the identity of the disgruntled litigant who tipped off the press.
