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Appellate courts
The word "appellate" is an adjective in law terminology. An example of the word "appellate" in a sentence is "If the defense attorney loses the case he will be appealing to the appellate courts in order to have the decision overturned. "
They allow parties to contest the ruling of lower courts. -Apex
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An APPELATE Court - a Court of Appeals has appellate jurisdiction.
Appellate courts
All article III federal (constitutional) courts, except lower courts of limited jurisdiction (for example, the Court of International Trade), have appellate jurisdiction. Although US District Courts are primarily courts of original jurisdiction (trial courts), they are also used sometimes used as appellate courts for Article I tribunals, such as Social Security Disability appeals. Most federal appellate cases are heard by the US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts; a few are heard by the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Yes. In the US federal court system, US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts have appellate jurisdiction.
(in the US) The question is a true statement, but they are not limited to that specific narrow role.
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