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 | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judges and Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court | 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 | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judges and Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court | 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 |