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Announcement comes days after women alleged inappropriate sexual conduct or comments
The Associated Press
Posted: Dec 18, 2017 10:57 AM ET
Last Updated: Dec 18, 2017 10:57 AM ET
A senior U.S. appeals court judge has announced his retirement days after women alleged he subjected them to inappropriate sexual conduct or comments.
Judge Alex Kozinski of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a statement Monday that a battle over the accusations would not be good for the judiciary. He said he’ll retire, effective immediately.
The Washington Post reported last week that at least 15 women made allegations against Kozinski that go back decades. The allegations include inappropriate touching and lewd comments.
In his statement, Kozinski apologized to anyone he’s caused to feel uncomfortable in the workplace.
The 67-year-old was chief judge of the 9th Circuit, the largest federal appeals court circuit in the country, from 2007 to 2014.
The 9th Circuit has opened a misconduct inquiry.
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