Prominent appeals court Judge Alex Kozinski accused of sexual misconduct

[Cattledog]

Source: WAPO

A former clerk for Judge Alex Kozinski said the powerful and well-known jurist, who for many years served as chief judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, called her into his office several times and pulled up pornography on his computer, asking if she thought it was photoshopped or if it aroused her sexually.

Heidi Bond, who clerked for Kozinski from 2006 to 2007, said the porn was not related to any case. One set of images she remembered was of college-age students at a party where “some people were inexplicably naked while everyone else was clothed.” Another was a sort of digital flip book that allowed users to mix and match heads, torsos and legs to create an image of a naked woman.

Bond is one of six women — all former clerks or externs in the 9th Circuit — who alleged to The Washington Post in recent weeks that Kozinski, now 67 and still serving as a judge on the court, subjected them to a range of inappropriate sexual conduct or comments. She is one of two former clerks who said Kozinski asked them to view porn in his chambers.



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[PoliticAverse]

1. "Bond is one of six women all former clerks or externs in the 9th Circuit" - hard to ignore that.

[Cattledog]

2. FYI Kozinski was appointed to the 9th Circuit by President Ronald Reagan

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Wonder when this awakening is going to hit corporate America?

It's been heavily concentrated in politics and entertainment so far

[Irish_Dem]

5. Interesting observation. What do you think? nt

[bucolic_frolic]

7. Don't know really

Maybe the world of actual work, careers, is outside the world of pop culture quite a bit, so few cases expected?

Or real paychecks bring loyalty and silence, such that most nonsense goes with the flow?

Or there's just less of it because business people know the value they've built and generally won't put it at risk?

?

[Irish_Dem]

9. I think the rates of sexual harassment are going to be about the same across various industries.

I think that corporate america may be in the barrel next.

Edited to add:

I think that wealth and power of the abuser will be a more important variable than specific
industry.

[Mr.Bill]

4. So now they're going after the 9th Circuit?

Another trophy they want.

[Cattledog]

6. They? The judge is a Reagan appointee.

[onenote]

8. Don't mess them up with facts.

[Mr.Bill]

10. It doesn't matter.

They hate the 9th Circuit and discrediting any judge on it will sound good to them. The minds of Fox viewers will project it on the whole court before they hear (if ever) who appointed the judge. Reagan appointed Justice Kennedy to the Supreme Court, too, but he votes with the more liberal judges sometimes.

[bench scientist]

12. Judge Kozinski is considered a conservative judge for the 9th.

He was investigated back in 2008 for having a publically accessible website with sexually explicit stuff on it.

http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-kozinski12-2008jun12-story.html

[unc70]

11. The porn scandal was investigated ten years ago

The focus back then was on his private server loaded with various porn, not on his interns and clerks.

[Judi Lynn]

13. How could anyone stand to be around someone like that? Creepy!

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[7962]

15. Yeah,he looks like he's got a pretty inflated opinion of himself. nt

[Cattledog]

14. Here's an interesting tidbit from a Civil Rights Attorney.

Link to tweet