Focus (Forum & Focus)
Dec. 25, 2007
Hail to the Chief: Kozinski's Reign May Restore Sanity to 9th Circuit
Forum Column - By Ilya Shapiro - Putting a libertarian gadfly in charge of the daily affairs of the 9th Circuit may finally cause the court to fall into line.
By Ilya Shapiro
On Dec. 1, Alex Kozinski became chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, covering California and much of the West. With that, the chief judges of all the federal circuit courts owe their appointments to either Ronald Reagan or George H.W. Bush. While the role of chief judge in these appellate courts is mainly administrative, the chief sets the tone for his court. Kozinski thus ...
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