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Judges and Judiciary

Jun. 14, 2000

The Blahs

Memoirs, love letters, diaries, recipes, novels, government secrets, all California Court of Appeal opinions - these items call to mind the timeless question: to publish or not to publish? Many today would say, " Publish," but I approach the question with the vacillation of Hamlet. Publishing has its downside.

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.

UNDER SUBMISSION

Memoirs, love letters, diaries, recipes, novels, government secrets, all California Court of Appeal opinions - these items call to mind the timeless question: to publish or not to publish? Many today would say, " Publish," but I approach the question with the vacillation of Hamlet. Publishing has its downside. Take for example Frank and Joe, who are having an argument. Frank says to Joe, "Joe, you are a jerk." Joe says, "Is t...

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