New surroundings often necessitate new discoveries; that was the challenge I faced when I joined the Appellate Division, First Department in January 1998. Some years later, I wrote a piece for the New York Law Journal detailing the many nuances of Appellate Division, First Department practice and procedures that a new designee to that court, like myself, had to face. [Saxe, "How to Operate at the Appellate Division, First Department; An Insider's View," New York Law Journal, Oct. 26, 2012.