Judges and Judiciary
Feb. 2, 2010
My CourtroomIs Not Dark
Justice Arthur Gilbert of the 2nd District Court of Appeal reflects on a friendship that began with a lawsuit over ownership of a group of paintings by Gustav Klimt.
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
476-2151. That is my old phone number. The phone company disconnected it when I moved to a new address 39 years ago just as we began establishing area codes. I do not always remember what I did a few days ago. Still, it is not extraordinary that I remember my phone number from decades ago. The phone, then, as today, was a vital link to others. And, as today, we "gave" our numbers to special people, but there were no cell phone...
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