Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski Announces Immediate Retirement

Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski announced his immediate retirement this morning according to the Washington Post.

Kozinski said in a statement that it was never his intent to make his clerks feel uncomfortable and that he’s retiring because he can’t be an effective judge and simultaneously “fight this battle,” according to the Washington Post.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit announced Friday that Chief Judge Sidney Thomas filed a complaint against Kozinski in light of allegations of sexual misconduct.

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. transferred the case to the Second Circuit Friday.

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