Shocker: Federal Judge Knows Pornography When He Sees It When He Posts It Online In His Private Porn Website

Patterico just tipped me this.

The porn collection features naked women painted as cows, apparently. Something Patterico just added as an update. Plus masturbation and other fun stuff.

I actually skipped this story when I saw the headline hours ago, and also when I saw it on Hot Air, because I thought (wrongly) this was just an exhibit meant for a case, or evidence in an obscenity trial, which the public had managed to access.

Nope. It's his personal porn stash. Online, so he can share with selected friends.

Which circuit?

The Ninth Circus, of course.

Of Course, of Course... Buzz writes--

Before people who don't know what the fuck they are talking about start railing about Kozinski, he is a well known conservative judge whose name has been bandied about as a Supreme Court nominee. The 9th Circuit is terrible but it would be a lot worse without him.

Wonderful. How did I not manage to see that coming.

Guess we're not going to have to play Guess That Party on this one, huh?

The Judge Responds: He says it was a family site for family type pics, but his son uploaded some raunchy stuff.

I don't know. Sounds plausible, but I can't help thinking it's kind of convenient.

DrewM points out that he's currently benching an obscenity trial. Should he recuse himself? Of course he should. Under the circumstances no matter which way he rules on any point there will be plausible complaints of him being compromised -- either he's giving the defendant an easy time to avoid the charge of hypocrisy, or he's giving the defendant too hard a time to prove he's no porn-lover.

posted by Ace at 08:52 PM

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