Judges and Judiciary
Apr. 3, 2001
Not a Drop to Drink
Almost daily I am asked about being a PJ. How does it feel? What does it mean? How are you bearing up under the weight of this mighty responsibility?
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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Almost daily I am asked about being a PJ. How does it feel? What does it mean? How are you bearing up under the weight of this mighty responsibility?
In the daytime, it stands for presiding justice, as in "Where is the PJ?" In the evening (and in my youth), it stands for pajamas, as in "Where are my PJs?" In my college days, there was a famous night spot in West Hollywood called P.J.'s, as in "Let's fall by P.J.'s...
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