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What is the authority of a court to review the decisions of lower courts called?
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Whatever appellate court is immediately above the trial court in that particular court system.
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According to the Judiciary Act of 1789, which of the following has the authority to review and overrule the decisions made by state courts?
federal courts
What branch of government reviews lower federal court decisions?
Appellate courts in the Judicial Branch have jurisdiction (power, authority) to review lower court decisions if the appellate court receives the case on appeal. The courts do not routinely review lower court decisions, otherwise.
What is it called when justices look at the previous courts' decisions on the case?
A judicial review.
What is called when justices look at the previous courts' decisions on the case?
A judicial review.
What is a courts ability to hear a case known as?
The power or authority of a court to hear and decide a specific case is known as original jurisdiction.
Is the Supreme Court's power to review the decisions of lower courts called inferior jurisdiction?
No, the Supreme Court reviews decisions of lower (inferior) courts under its appellate jurisdiction.
The power of the courts to decide the constitutionality of an act of government is called?
Judicial review... which was given binding authority by Maybury v Madison in 1803
What are the role of Court of appeals in mauritius?
appeals courts review decisions of trial courts for errors of law.
What branch of government can overrule decisions made by lower courts?
Appellate courts in the Judicial Branch have jurisdiction (power, authority) to review and uphold lower court decisions on appeal.Decisions can only be enforced by the Executive Branch.
What term is defined as these courts review decisions made by lower courts?
An APPELATE Court - a Court of Appeals has appellate jurisdiction.
What is a review court?
A review court is one which has appellate jurisdiction rather original jurisdiction over cases. Courts with original jurisdiction hear cases at the trial level only. Courts with appellate jurisdiction cannot hear trials. They only review decisions made by trial courts to ensure that those decisions were correctly rendered.
Which court has the authority to review the decisions of the US court appeals?
Supreme Court
