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Judges and Judiciary

Aug. 7, 2012

Do not praise me... unless I truly deserve it

To be conscious of our choices makes it possible for judges and lawyers to win deserved medals of recognition with the public.

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.

UNDER SUBMISSION

I read about the discovery of the Higgs boson. It is as comprehensible as a mortgage-backed securities case. Einstein explained how gravity works through his theory of relativity. Higgs boson, I think, explains or at least helps scientists understand how the universe works. If there were no Higgs boson, there would be no mass, no anything, no us.

I applaud the scientists for their momentous d...

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