Judges and Judiciary
Feb. 4, 2011
Judge Can't Be Censured for Remarks
A controversial nominee to a Northern District judgeship cannot be disciplined for remarks he made as a magistrate judge, the 9th Circuit ruled Wednesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A controversial nominee to a Northern District judgeship cannot be disciplined for comments he made as a magistrate judge, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Alex Kozinski ruled on Wednesday.
The judicial misconduct order dismissing a complaint filed by an unnamed litigant also does not identify the judge, but the comments quoted in the order are identical to those widely attributed elsewher...
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