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Do appeal courts hear cases on appeal from lower court decisions?
Yes, appeals courts hear cases that are being appealed from lower court decisions. That's what they are for.
Which federal court hears cases on appeal and original jurisdiction cases?
All federal courts hear cases on appeal or original jurisdiction cases.
What is a request to hear an appeal?
petition is a request to hear an appeal
What is a court that has only appellate jurisdiction able to do?
Hear cases that are on appeal from the lower, trial court.
What type of cases do the courts of appeal have original jurisdiction?
They don't. Appeals courts ONLY hear cases appealed to them from lower/inferior courts.
Does theTennessee Court of Appeals have to hear and decide every appeal brought to it?
No. Appellate courts have broad discretion to decline to hear cases in which the lower court's decision was obviously correct.
What courts hears federal cases?
All I can say is it is not State Courts (Sorry GradPoint users)
What jurisdiction do the inferior courts have what kind of cases do they hear?
Chapter 18 section 2. The inferior courts those beneaththe Supreme court are the core of the federal judicial system, hearing nearly all of the cases tried in federal courts. they hear cases, both originally and on appeal, and both criminal and civil cases.
What court gets to choose what cases to hear?
(in the US) The state and federal courts of appeal and the state and federal supreme courts get to review the cases submitted to them before deciding to accept them for their review or not.
What are the differences between an appeal as a matter of right and a discretionary appeal?
Appeal as a matter of right means the appellate court has to hear your appeal, or that you have the right to appeal. Discretionary appeal means the appellate court decides whether or not it will hear your appeal.
Which term names the process in which the Supreme Court agrees to hear an appeal?
The justices circulate cases they are interested in among the members of the court. If four or more members indicate a desire to hear the case then the entire court will hear the case.
What are some cases the supreme court would hear?
The Supreme Court has discretion to hear whatever cases it chooses. Broadly speaking some types of cases that are more likely to be granted certiorari are those where there is a major difference on the issue between two or more Circuit Courts of Appeal, cases where a statute was found to be unconstitutional, and cases with a high degree of public interest, sometimes shown by the number of amicus briefs filed.
