Judges and Judiciary
Aug. 2, 2011
Time on my hands: The illusion of absolute certainty
What the law allows or disallows is all about educated guesses.
Arthur Gilbert
Justice (ret.)
UC Berkeley School of Law, 1963
Arthur's previous columns are available on gilbertsubmits.blogspot.com.
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Judging and much of practicing law involve forays into the past. Of course we do this in the present and hope that our efforts lead to a predictive glimpse into the future. A typical case, no matter what its complexity, involves a reach into the past. In simple terms, someone or some entity did or did not do something that caused injury to someone else. In the present we look to the law to help us decide whether redress is pos...
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