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Judges and Judiciary

May 6, 2014

Taming chaos

A lawyer I knew expressed regret that the law was so demanding that he could not devote enough time to appreciate the arts. I am not sure he was aware of it, but it occurred to me that he was in fact an artist.

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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I was reading some U.S. Supreme Court opinions the other day (an occupational hazard). Oddly enough, I began thinking about chaos. Funny how one endeavor can prompt one to think of something completely unrelated. On second thought, my first thought may be an example of just the opposite.

But whatever one thinks about the merit of any judicial opinion, or lawyer's brief, for that matter, th...

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