Mar. 2, 2026
What's in a name?
Names--whether of institutions, leaders, or individuals--carry lasting influence on reputation, authority and personal identity.
Arthur Gilbert
Justice (ret.)
UC Berkeley School of Law, 1963
Arthur's previous columns are available on gilbertsubmits.blogspot.com.
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It's no secret that I am not a fan of some of the judges currently sitting on the Supreme Court. I'm talking about the U.S. Supreme Court, aka SCOTUS. SCOTUS sounds like the name of a pet. "Here Scotus;" "Be a good dog, Scotus;" "Lie down, Scotus;" "Roll over, Scotus." Recently we learned that SCOTUS does n...
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