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Judges and Judiciary

Nov. 2, 2004

A Name Is Merely a Label and Should Not Be Confused With the Real Thing

What was a great present for a bright kid in 1953? A Gilbert chemistry set. My name happened to be Gilbert. It still is. When I was in high school, everyone thought I would be a whiz in chemistry. That's how stupid people were in those days. Thank God my name was not Einstein. Is Ernest Hemingway's brother, the accountant, a brilliant novelist?

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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What was a great present for a bright kid in 1953? A Gilbert chemistry set. My name happened to be Gilbert. It still is. When I was in high school, everyone thought I would be a whiz in chemistry. That's how stupid people were in those days. Thank God my name was not Einstein. Is Ernest Hemingway's brother, the accountant, a brilliant novelist?

I proved everyone wrong when I took high-school chemistry and coined the ph...

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