Biography alex kozinski
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Federal Judicial Center
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on June 5, 1985, to a new seat authorized by 98 Stat. 333. Confirmed by the Senate on November 7, 1985, and received commission on November 7, 1985. Served as chief judge, 2007-2014. Service terminated on December 18, 2017, due to retirement.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
Trial Judge, Court of Claims, 1982; chief of Trial Division, 1982
Judge, U.S. Claims Court (now U.S. Court of Federal Claims)
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on August 10, 1982, to a new seat authorized by 96 Stat. 27. Confirmed by the Senate on August 20, 1982, and received commission on October 1, 1982. Served as chief judge, 1982-1985. Service terminated on February 9, 1985, due to resignation.
Education:
University of California, Los Angeles, A.B., 1972
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1975
Professional Career:
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Alex Kozinski
American judge (born 1950)
For the distance runner, see Alexandra Kosinski. For the writer, see Alex Kuczynski.
Alex Kozinski | |
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| In office December 1, 2007 – December 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Mary M. Schroeder |
| Succeeded by | Sidney R. Thomas |
| In office November 7, 1985 – December 18, 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 98 Stat. 333 |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Bress |
| In office October 1, 1982 – February 9, 1985 Chief Judge: 1982-1985 Judge: 1982 (Trial Division) | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | seat established |
| Succeeded by | Marian Blank Horn |
| Born | (1950-07-23) July 23, 1950 (age 74) Bucharest, Romania |
| Spouse | Marcy Tiffany |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA, JD) |
Alex Kozinski (; born July 23, 1950)[1] is a Romanian-American jurist and lawyer who was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Nin
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- Judge Kozinski warns that when any litigant, including Trump, insults a judge it only highlights the weakness of their position.
- In weighing the travel ban, Judge Kozinski says fellow judges should not hold elected officials like President Trump hostage to what they said while campaigning.
- Capital punishment should be by guillotine or firing squad, argues Kozinski, who says gemenskap sanitizes the brutality of the death penalty with lethal drugs.
President Trump’s attempts to impose a ban on travelers from half a dozen Muslim-majority nations have been stymied bygd federal judges -- highlighting the power of the courts to act as a lever against executive power.
Tonight, we talk with a prominent and controversial judge on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Alex Kozinski, a conservative appointed bygd President Reagan. His Court of Appeals, the nation’s largest, covering the Western United States, refused to lift the block on the president&rsq