Mar 03, 2021 By Gary Blankenship Senior Editor News in Photos
Judge Phil Padovano at the wheel of Bella Figura.
Bella Figura literally translates from Italian to “good figure.”
But as a common saying, explains retired First District Court of Appeal Judge Philip Padovano, it means much more.
“It’s an Italian expression for how you should live your life,” he explained. “Italians have this thing about representing your family, that you’re going to be a good representative of your family, you’re always going to dress neatly, and not look like a slob. You’re not going to drink too much in public, you’re going to always make a good impression. They call that ‘Bella Figura.’”
Mar 01, 2021 By Gary Blankenship Senior Editor News in Photos
Justice Alan Lawson
Supreme Court Justice Alan Lawson used this shadowed checkerboard illustration, created by MIT Professor of Vision Science Edward H. Adelson in 1995, during his February 25 CLE seminar on the well-being of lawyers. The seminar was the first of three on lawyer health and wellness sponsored by the Standing Committee on Professionalism and the Bar’s Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism.
The illustration was part of Lawson’s explanation not only of how to cope with stress but how the brain and the human system are wired to respond to stress – and frequently not in the most productive ways.