Steven Stone 6062

Justice Steven Stone and Justice Arthur Gilbert were interviewed as part of the California Appellate Court Legacy Project. They discussed the formation of Division Six of the Court of Appeal in the Second District in 1982. The Republican Party and some legislators fought the formation of the division, but Justice Puglia wrote an opinion upholding the Governor's appointment process and the division's constitutionality. Justice Stone and Justice Gilbert were appointed in the first week of December and had to organize themselves for the confirmation hearings. The Attorney General at the time, Deukmejian, sent a letter asking questions about their judicial philosophy, which they answered respectfully. They were all confirmed on the same day and became good friends with Deukmejian.