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Judges and Judiciary

Mar. 6, 2001

Life Isn't All About 'Getting It'

My wife confronted me at breakfast the other morning. "Last night I had a nightmare," she said. "I dreamed I was you."

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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My wife confronted me at breakfast the other morning. "Last night I had a nightmare," she said. "I dreamed I was you."

"I must have been sleeping too soundly to hear the screams," I replied.

She glossed over the sarcasm. "Yes," she went on, "I was you, robes and all."

"I hardly think that is something to be upset ..."

"Overruled," was her peremptory reply.

"Wait a second," I protested.<...

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