Appeals Court Taps Law Clerk Focus Groups on Sex Harassment

A special committee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit tasked with preventing sexual harassment in its own house is conducting focus groups with current and former law clerks.

It also has sent a confidential questionnaire to approximately 6,000 current employees and current and former law clerks to collect suggestions on circuit policies, training, and other programs to improve the workplace.

These steps stem from fallout over claims of sexual harassment made last year by former clerks and other women against Ninth Circuit judge Alex Kozinski, who has since resigned.

Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas ...