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The term "court of last resort" generally refers to the Supreme Court (in the USA) or the highest court in the land (in other countries). This nickname applies because you cannot appeal any higher than the Supreme Court. It's literally your last resort - your last option for having the outcome of your case changed. If the Supreme Court turns down your appeal or decides against you, there is no higher court to which you can appeal.
A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of many legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, instance court, judgment court, apex court, and highest court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of a supreme court are not subject to further review by any other court.
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The Supreme Court of the United States is sometimes referred to as the 'court of last resort.' The court was created in 1789.
A supreme court is an appellate court existing in most of the states. In the federal court system, and in most states, it is the highest appellate court or court of last resort. In others (such as New York) the supreme court is a court of general original jurisdiction, possessing also (in New York) some appellate jurisdiction, but not the court of last resort.
The term is mostly found in texts originated in India, where the Apex Court stands for the Indian Supreme Court. Most other countries use the term "Supreme Court," although there may be variations in some places. In the United States, the high court is called the Supreme Court of the United States, but is more commonly referred to as the US Supreme Court. Both Apex and Supreme typically refer to a government body's highest court of appeals. A court that have high ranking in a country is called supreme court indian supreme court is sometimes called apex court
The Georgia Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court and the court of last resort for the state is the Georgia Supreme Court.
It was made to house the offices and court of the Supreme Court. That's why it is called the Supreme Court building.
The State of Texas has two courts of last resort (state supreme courts): The Supreme Court of Texas is the highest appellate court for juvenile and civil cases; The Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest appellate court for criminal cases. Although only one is called the "Supreme Court" they function at the same appellate level.
They are called supreme court justice
The Supreme Court is the court of last resort. When all appeals and lower courts have heard and ruled on a case it may go to the Supreme Court, but the court doesn’t have to hear it and may let the lower ruling stand or kick it back to the lower federal court.
Usually it is, except that in New York State, the trial court is called the Supreme Court and the highest court is called the Court of Appeals. There is an intermediate appellate court called the Appellate Division.