Building an Appellate System Worthy of a Great Nation

Speeches by Alan Morrison' and Paul Carrington 2 during this gathering suggest that, as compared to thirty years ago, the appellate courts of the nation face far fewer problems.Each of us will have to ponder over time whether that is really so or whether we have simply convinced ourselves that we are better off.My assignment in closing this National Conference on Appellate Justice is to ask the question, "Where do we go now?"It has never been imagined by the organizing committee that this meeting would undertake to forge a plan of collective action for the future of America's appellate courts.Still, it is fair to say that these days together have helped shape our views about problems and opportunities, and that the people and the organizations who have put this meeting together, the Federal