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Alex Kozinski
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Alex Kozinski served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Nov 7, 1985 by a 54–43 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Confirmed
- Nov 7, 1985
- Senate vote
- 54–43
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1950
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitRonald Reagan · Nov 7, 1985 – Dec 18, 2017
Education
- University of California, Los AngelesA.B., 1972
- University of California, Los Angeles, School of LawJ.D., 1975
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Anthony Kennedy, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1975-1976; Law clerk, Hon. Warren Burger, Supreme Court of the United States, 1976-1977; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1977-1979; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1979-1981; Deputy legal counsel, President-Elect Ronald Reagan, 1980-1981; Assistant counsel, Office of Counsel to the President, 1981; Special counsel, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, 1981-1982; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2007-2014
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