Judges and Judiciary
Apr. 7, 2015
Bullish on certainty
A few apparent facts can be deceptive, and lead us to unwarranted conclusions. With this in mind, courts can establish precedence and give us predictability and certainty. Right? Of course not.
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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About 10 years ago, I wrote about an enchanted garden I came upon during a morning jog in my neighborhood. In the garden were windmills, ponds, fountains, gnomes, toads, toadstools, and, as I recall, an old edition of Shepard's citations. In the middle of the garden was an unlikely inhabitant, an English bulldog.
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