3rd Circuit Panel Dismisses Claims Against Kozinski for Sexually Explicit Material

The judicial misconduct complaint against 9th Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski has been resolved with a public admonishment but no discipline imposed on the judge for the sexually explicit material found on his family Web site. An 11-judge panel from the 3rd Circuit issued a unanimous 41-page opinion that said Kozinski "explained and admitted his error; apologized for it, recognizing its impact on the judiciary; and committed to changing his conduct to avoid any recurrence of the error."