What was he thinking? Judge Alex Kozinski

Still reeling from the news that Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski posted sexually explicit pictures on a web site (formerly http://alex.kozinski.com). His explanation? According to the LA Times, "Kozinski said he must have accidentally uploaded those images to his server while intending to upload something else. 'I would not keep those files intentionally,' he said. The judge pointed out that he never used appeals court computers to maintain the site." And he has an alternate explanation (just in case the first one didn't work, I guess): "He keeps the things he finds interesting or funny with the thought that he might later pass them on to friends, he said."

"Only those who knew to type in the name of a subdirectory could see the content on the site, which also included some of Kozinski's essays and legal writings as well as music files and personal photos." Mind you, Kozinski is said to be sufficiently computer-savvy to assemble his own machines, and yet he didn't know that somebody could find subdirectories on a publicly available site?

Mind you, these were not just Playboy centerfolds. Again according to the LA Times, "The sexually explicit material on Kozinski's site earlier this week was extensive, including images of masturbation, public sex and contortionist sex. There was a slide show striptease featuring a transsexual, and a folder that contained a series of photos of women's crotches as seen through snug fitting clothing or underwear. There were also themes of defecation and urination, though they are not presented in a sexual context."

Everybody says Kozinski's brilliant. Now I'm not so sure.

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[USLaw.com]

If you didn't see the list of “funny, odd, and interesting” files discovered on what turned out to be the Kozinski family computer, USLaw.com compiled a list at:

USLaw.com/pop
(http://www.uslaw.com/pop/what-stuff-was-on-judge-kozinskis-personal-website/?p=121)

We believe Judge Kozinski's awareness of the popularity of these “viral videos” makes him even more qualified to maintain impartiality over a trial involving the interpretation of community standards.