6723 Scotland

Retired Presiding Justice Arthur G. Scotland was being interviewed by Justice George Nicholson as part of the Judicial Council's Appellate Legacy Project. Scotland served on the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, for more than 20 years, from 1989 to 2011. Nicholson and Scotland had a long history of working together, from the Governor's Office during the Deukmejian administration to the California Department of Justice to the Sacramento Superior Court. Scotland was born in Sacramento in 1946 and his father was a life insurance salesman. His mother, Tillie, worked for the Board of Equalization before staying home to care for her children. Scotland is known for his energy and enthusiasm, and his friends describe him as having a good and warm heart, being the hardest-working judge in the state capital, honest, fair, and a fierce competitor. Scotland is also a traveler, having gone to the Galapagos Islands and South America. When his mother was in critical condition, Scotland dropped everything and ran home to be with her, and he was able to hug her before she passed away. Scotland's grandparents and parents have been a major influence in his life, and have helped shape him into the person he is today.