While we're waiting on our appellate courts to return - and on me to finish reviewing the Court of Appeals decisions from June 4, 2025 - the most recent issue of the Journal of Appellate Practice and Process deserves notice.
Some of you may already be aware of this journal, which focuses on appellate law topics. The journal's website notes this about its history:
The Journal was founded at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s William H. Bowen School of Law in 1999, and moved to the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law in June 2020. It is edited in partnership with the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
How - and why - Bowen allowed this journal to get away will always be a mystery to me.
You can find the most recent issue of the journal here: https://journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/appellate/issue/823/info/
I am particularly interested in Lisa Sarnoff Gochman's "At the Library of the Appellate Gods." Gochman recently authored a delightful book, "At the Altar of the Appellate Gods: Arguing Before the U.S. Supreme Court," a recounting of her argument for the losing side in Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000). She handled the case from New Jersey's appellate courts all the way to the top - the book is highly recommended. Her article describes a more recent trip to the Library of Congress to review Justice John Paul Stevens' papers about Apprendi. Again, it looks very interesting.
Thanks for reading - enjoy your summer.
