Judges and Judiciary
Jul. 3, 2012
Illusions of independence
As bad as the Great Depression may have been, at least the courts were still open.
Arthur Gilbert
Justice (ret.)
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
In two days it will be Independence Day. But lately I am plagued by this nagging fear that the majestic adjective preceding the noun may be an illusory description. However jaded I sound, my dismal outlook is not surprising. What else can you expect from a judge concerned about judicial independence?
I always had this notion that despite the tension between our three branches of government, t...
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