Legal Commentary

Mistrial Declared in Obscenity Case, Judge Removes Himself

By Jeralyn

9th Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski has declared a mistrial and recused himself from presiding over an obscenity trial following revelations this week that he had s!xually expl!cit material on his own personal website. (TChris' background is here.)

"In light of the public controversy surrounding my involvement in this case, I have concluded that there is a manifest necessity to declare a mistrial," said Alex Kozinski, chief judge for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. "I will recuse myself from further participation in the case and will ask the chief judge of the district court to reassign it to another judge."

Full post as published by TalkLeft on June 14, 2008 (boomark / email).