
Career Highlights: Elevated by Gov. Gray Davis to presiding justice, 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 6, 1999; appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to Court of Appeal, 1982; appointed by Brown to Los Angeles Superior Court, 1980; appointed by Brown to Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1975; partner, Leonard & Gilbert, 1965-75; deputy city attorney, Los Angeles, 1964-65.
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law, 1963
2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 6
By Blake Edwards
Daily Journal Staff Writer
VENTURA - If Justice Arthur Gilbert were to list his hobbies in order of importance, you might expect him to put writing first. His pithy opinions and his 25-year tenure as a columnist are, at least in the legal community, largely what he's known for.
But Gilbert never seriously dreamed of becoming a full-time author, even though he thought for a time about an academic career in English literature. In terms... (continued)