Judge Alex Kozinski was appointed by President Reagan to serve as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1985. Prior to that, Judge Kozinski served as chief judge of the United States Court of Claims from 1982 to 1985. He served as assistant counsel in the office of counsel to the president in 1981 and was deputy legal counsel in the office of the president-elect in late 1980 and early 1981. Judge Kozinski served as a law clerk for Chief Justice Warren Burger during October Term 1976. He earned his A.B. and J.D. degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1972 and 1975 respectively.