Appellate courts work hard at maintaining the aura of mystery that surrounds them. The frequent court appearances and the bench and in-chambers conferences so common in trial courts are nonexistent at the appellate level.

Instead, an appellant will file his notice of appeal with the county clerk, file his brief with the clerk of the appellate court, and then (and only then if he has properly requested it) he will appear before a judicial panel for a short oral argument.

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