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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A federal appellate judge with the 9th Circuit is
coming under fire for posting a YouTube video in a Second Amendment case.
The judge --who was appointed by President Donald Trump--released the
video of himself with guns.
That's sparked some pushback.
An unusual 18-minute video just released this week showed Judge Lawrence VanDyke-- of the 9th Circuit --in his judicial robes, in his office,
handling several guns.
He pulled out half a dozen firearms and disassembled them.
Judge VanDyke said he released the YouTube video while a decision was
pending on a case --in order to convey how guns work.
"It occurred to me that in this instance, showing is much more effective
than telling," said VanDyke.
VanDyke dissented against his colleague's decision to uphold California's
ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
VanDyke said he made the video because his colleagues "lack the basic familiarity with firearms."
His colleague on the bench, Judge Marsha Berzon, said the video was
"wildly improper."
Legal expert Steven Clark explained what's so troubling.
"The judge appointed himself an expert in a case before his court. Not
only did he do that, but he did also it in a very public way on social
media and basically bad-mouthed the other judges in the 9th Circuit saying
they don't understand this issue," said Clark.
Clark said VanDyke became his own expert in a case he was deciding and introduced more evidence to the case with the YouTube video.
"Judges are not allowed to do that. Judges are there to call Balls and
Strikes. They are not there to create evidence in a case before them,"
said Clark.
Clark said the video becomes a conflict of interest for the judge in the
9th Circuit-- when it comes to Second Amendment rights
Will the judge be censured for his conduct?
"It was not illegal. But the question was--does it violate judicial canons
of ethics?" said Clark. "You may see as a result of this, changes in how
judges can conduct themselves. I think other judges will react and say to themselves, 'what occurred here is not appropriate.' We all have our
private opinions, we all have our hobbies and what we like to do, but that
does not mean we become experts in cases that are before us," said Clark.
The 9th Circuit declined to comment. VanDyke did not respond.
The judges decided 7-4 in favor of the State of California's ban on the
large magazines.
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