Judge Kozinski Likes Animal Porn

So, I'm sure you've all heard about this; but if you haven't: Chief Judge of the 9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski was discovered to have quite a collection of porn on his personal web page (obviously they've been taken down). And not just any porn, but PORN. Per the LA Times, who broke the story, Kozinski had no less than:

- a photo of naked women on all fours painted to look like cows
- a video of a half-dressed man cavorting with a sexually aroused farm animal
- a graphic step-by-step pictorial in which a woman is seen shaving her pubic hair
- images of masturbation, public sex and contortionist sex
- a slide show striptease featuring a transsexual
- a folder that contained a series of photos of women's crotches as seen through snug fitting clothing or underwear
- themes of defecation and urination, though they are not presented in a sexual context

According to the story, Judge Kozinski considered the material "interesting or funny."

Now, personally, I find this all very humorous. In the big picture, this really isn't anything more than some supremely awesome gossip. The article seemed to suggest there was a controversy regarding whether Judge Kozinski was going to recuse himself from an obscenity case. I personally don't he should recuse himself. As someone I know put it, "no justice is served by having prudes hear obscenity cases." I think that's the line I'm going to stick with.