Judges and Judiciary
Jan. 7, 2002
Judicial Bearing
Most judicial appointees bring honor and distinction to the court. But unlike their European counterparts they trained to be lawyers, not judges. The judicial appointment effects an immediate transformation from lawyer, who generally argues the client's side of a dispute, to judge, who brings disputes to resolution.
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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Most judicial appointees bring honor and distinction to the court. But unlike their European counterparts they trained to be lawyers, not judges. The judicial appointment effects an immediate transformation from lawyer, who generally argues the client's side of a dispute, to judge, who brings disputes to resolution.
While on the bench the professional dress changes from smartly tailored suits, jeans, or whatever, to...
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