Judges and Judiciary
Feb. 23, 2006
Hold the Applause, It's Not Easy Being a Judge
You know the story about the patient relating a terrible nightmare he had the previous night. "Doctor, it was horrendous. I dreamed you were my mother." The doctor replied that indeed it was a disturbing dream. "What did you do after you awoke from the dream?" she asked. "I woke in a cold sweat, took a shower and had breakfast." "What did you have for breakfast?" asked the psychiatrist. "Coffee and a piece of toast." "You call that a breakfast?"
2nd Appellate District, Division 6
Arthur Gilbert
Presiding Justice 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 6
UC Berkeley School of Law, 1963
Arthur's previous columns are available on gilbertsubmits.blogspot.com.
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You know the story about the patient relating a terrible nightmare he had the previous night. "Doctor, it was horrendous. I dreamed you were my mother." The doctor replied that indeed it was a disturbing dream. "What did you do after you awoke from the dream?" she asked. "I woke in a cold sweat, took a shower and had breakfast." "What did you have for breakfast?" asked the psychiatrist. "Coffee and a piece of toast." "You call...
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