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Judges and Judiciary

Mar. 4, 2002

The Lost Art of Enjoying Literature

Things are not what they seem. A short time ago, newspapers carried an obituary that Arthur Gilbert died. Although at times I feel like it, I am not dead. The papers were referring to the other Arthur Gilbert, the wealthy one who was knighted by the queen of England. That never will happen to me. I don't want to get that close to a sword. And besides, unlike the late Sir Arthur Gilbert, I never owned a priceless silver collection.

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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Things are not what they seem. A short time ago, newspapers carried an obituary that Arthur Gilbert died. Although at times I feel like it, I am not dead. The papers were referring to the other Arthur Gilbert, the wealthy one who was knighted by the queen of England. That never will happen to me. I don't want to get that close to a sword. And besides, unlike the late Sir Arthur Gilbert, I never owned a priceless silver colle...

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