Symposium Foreword: Editors' Introduction

state of balance among competing forces or institutions," and that "law's equilibrium will be a dynamic one." 2 In the pages that follow, readers will observe and absorb discussions about this fluctuating equilibrium; of both the tension and the cooperation between the federal courts, the legislature, and the executive branch in an enduring effort to return to a stable equilibrium, 3 with a focus on processes of the federal courts and the regulation of judicial conduct.Like the day's discussions, the articles published in this issue tackle some of the most pressing matters surrounding the United States federal court system.The articles' topics vary, but broadly fit into one of two categories: (1) discussions of the processes employed by the federal courts and (2) the regulation of judges' and Justices' conduct.While at first glance these categories may appear disparate, the articles implicitly invoke the theme expressed above, and a theme that can be found in many of Professor Hellman's writings: that institutional arrangements-impacted in the judicial branch by federal court processes and the values of those who wield the power of the bench-are vital to the relative push and pull of the three government branches in the law's equilibrium, on which our democracy relies.