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Judges and Judiciary

Feb. 2, 2016

Do I dare to eat a peach?

I feel like "a patient etherized upon on a table." Sorry, but lately T.S. Eliot has been on my mind.

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 feel like "a patient etherized upon a table." Sorry, but lately T.S. Eliot has been on my mind. I will explain later. But first, let's talk about my January column, "A *@#!ing New Year's Resolution." You enthusiastically responded to my query concerning quotes that involve what some would consider objectionable words. Should we sanitize them or quote them verbatim despite their vulgarity? The votes w...

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