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Judges and Judiciary

Sep. 11, 2012

A time to improvise

Successful litigators and musicians know there is a time to think, a time to let one's natural talent lead the way, and a time to improvise.

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

"We blew them away in Chicago." So said Maestro Gary Greene, Esq., as he led his recently formed Big Band of Barristers to win First Place as the best lawyers' band in the country. Who knows ... maybe in the world. Just the day before that, I "blew it" in my August column. But first let's talk about the band.

The 18-piece swing band performed at the Chicago Art Institute in a competition s...

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