Hon. Alex Kozinski and the Challenge for Judges

Posted on June 12, 2008
Filed Under Appeals, Los Angeles, Sex Offenders |

Hon. Alex Kozinski, the 9th Circuit Court Chief Judge, has recently found himself in some serious trouble.  He posted some sexual content on the Internet, photos and videos, which were discovered by the prosecuting attorney.  The case was an obscenity trial in Los Angeles federal court and seeing as how the judge had many images and some videos of “obscene” materials, the attorneys felt the judge should remove himself.

The trial Kozinski was presiding over involved Ira Isaacs who was being prosecuted for the extreme sexual content he distributed that is considered criminally obscene, as it depicts fetish videos depicting bestiality and defecation.  In a trial such as this, prosecutors would want to be sure there was no grounds for an appeal.

Many individuals came to the judge’s defense, however most said it was not wise for the judge to have posted this material on a website.  Judge Kozinski defended himself by stating that he wasn’t aware the material could be viewed by the public, he thought it was a private site.  This may or may not matter as the prosecutors and defense of the case could contend any decision made by the judge, stating that he is biased in the case.

Judge Kozinski was appointed by Ronald Reagan to the federal court in 1985 and has presided over a number of serious matters.

Written by Joe M

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