THE JOURNAL OF APPELLATE PRACTICE AND PROCESS.

• Date: 22 June 2023

A COMMON THREAD

A few days ago, I received an email from a Journal colleague reminding me that my foreword was due. I must admit that I sighed when I read the email. I knew that I needed to pen a foreword, but I was having trouble coming up with a literary "hook."

I typically start mentally working on these forewords weeks before I sit down at my computer and type something up, but the past few months have been busy for me both professionally and personally. Additionally, I was having trouble finding some sort of thread tying the different articles together. This issue reminds me a bit of a conversation with my five-year-old. We can move from discussing lava to cars to something he sees outside to his latest dream. Really, the only thread that ties our conversation together is that all the thoughts come from his active, imaginative brain.

This issue is similar. The articles address a wide range of topics, but they are all tied to appellate practice in some way.

First, Tribal Judges Carrie E. Garrow and Danielle J. Mayberry provide a look into tribal courts and the issues surrounding self-represented...