Judges and Judiciary
Aug. 3, 2010
Uncertainty, the Only Thing That Is Certain in Life?
No one expected Chief Justice Ronald George to retire or that Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye would be nominated as his replacement, but in hindsight, both decisions make a lot of sense.
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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Chief Justice Ronald George's announcement that he will not be seeking re-election stunned most of us in the legal community. If someone had asked me before the press release about his retirement, "Think the Chief will step down soon?" my immediate response would have been, "Not a chance." But even without his well-stated reasons and his candid interview with Larry Mantle on local FM station KPPC, it all makes sense. It is h...
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