In the United States, all courts have appellate jurisdiction except the trial courts.
The federal court system is divided into three layers. First is the US District Court (trial court) hears the original case; if one of the parties believes the decision is wrong, the case is then appealed to the US Court of Appeals Circuit Court (intermediate appellate court) with jurisdiction over the original trial court. If the party that loses at the Circuit level believes the decision is wrong, the case may be appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States (highest appellate court). The chance of being heard by the Supreme Court is very small due to the number of cases submitted to them each year.
Most state court systems follow a similar pattern, but the name of the trial and appellate courts vary by state. Some states have more than one level of trial court, divided by seriousness of crime.
The appelate court circuits AND the Supreme Court of either the state or federal governments - depending in which level of the court system the case was originally heard.
to correct legal errors made in lower courts
A court with appellate jurisdiction can change the decision of a lower court.
(in the US) The question is a true statement, but they are not limited to that specific narrow role.
Appealed
Appellate courts
Gucci
An APPELATE Court - a Court of Appeals has appellate jurisdiction.
Appellate courts
appellate
They allow parties to contest the ruling of lower courts. -Apex
Yes. In the US federal court system, US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts have appellate jurisdiction.
Appellate Courts
reviewers of fact
Appellate courts are technically not classified as criminal or civil since those kinds of of trials are not held there. In addition appellate courts hear both civil and criminal appeals. There is no separate criminal appellate court or civil appellate court.