Judges and Judiciary
Aug. 2, 2016
Politic and cautious
I keep my pet cat (rock) with me at work; I'd prefer the real thing but dare not, for fear my feline would purr into the microphone during trial.
Arthur Gilbert
Justice (ret.)
UC Berkeley School of Law, 1963
Arthur's previous columns are available on gilbertsubmits.blogspot.com.
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I have often complained, I mean noted, that contrary to popular belief, judges have little power. Judges must endure the indignities and constraints that confront all of us. A few personal calamities prove the point. Like you, I also have to spend 45 minutes on the phone complaining to someone who speaks Sanskrit about my poor internet service.
In the middle of the night, when...
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