Last updated on: 5/13/2008 | Author: ProCon.org

Alex Kozinski, JD Biography

Title:
Circuit Judge in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Position:
None Found to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of Oct. 2002

Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Circuit Judge, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1985-present
  • Chief Judge, US Court of Federal Claims, 1982-1985
  • Assistant Counsel, Office of Counsel to the President, 1981
  • Law Clerk, Chief Justice Warren Burger, Supreme Court of the United States, 1976-1977
  • Law Clerk, Hon. Anthony Kennedy, US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1975-1976
Education:
  • JD, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 1975
  • BA, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 1972
Other:
  • Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, confirmed by Senate, 1985
  • Born in Bucharest, Romania, 1950