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If a Texas judge issues a Bill of Review on a case can it be appealed in an appellate court?
No, only trial decisions can be appealed.
What is the last court in which a case may be appealed?
That would be the Supreme Court.
Under what conditions may a case be appealed from a state court to the Supreme Court?
A case may be appealed from a state court to the Supreme Court if it involves a federal question or if the state court's decision conflicts with federal law.
Which court would review a case appealed from US District Court?
A case appealed from a U.S. District Court would be reviewed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the circuit in which the District Court is located. For example, if the case originated in the Southern District of New York, it would be appealed to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals reviews the case for legal errors and can affirm, reverse, or remand the decision of the District Court.
Why can court discision be appealed?
A court decision can be appealed because the court or the attorneys could have made a mistake in the representation of the defendant or in the presentation of the case. Because court cases are tried by humans who make mistakes, they can be appealed.
If the supreme court does not rule on an appeal case what is the result?
The decision then remains what it was when appealed to the Supreme Court.
Can a case be heard in a trial court and a lower court and the decsion be different?
A case can only be "heard" in one court - and that court is the trial court. It is the lowest level court to hear cases. The decision of THAT case in THAT court is final, unless it is successfully appealed. However, Appeals Court do not "hear" cases in the sense that trial couirts do. They don't conduct trials, they only rule on appelate matters.
What happens to a case that is appealed but never heard by a judge?
Not all cases appealed to an appellate court are heard by the appellate court. In such cases the verdict delivered by the lower court of original jurisdiction will stand.
Can there be an appeal from a federal court?
The highest court is the Supreme Court, but not all cases can be appealed to the Supreme Court; it depends what kind of legal issues are involved. Otherwise, the case can be appealed to a Federal Appeal Court. If you can afford the legal fees, of course.
If a case involves only state law what is the highest court it can be appealed to?
Courts of original jurisdiction are the only courts that can determine the facts of a case. Appeals courts can only determine whether the law was followed, or whether the law itself is legal. If a state law violates the US constitution, it may be appealed to a federal appeals court. Lower federal appeals courts will generally handle the case if it it patently unconstitutional under established precedent. If the issue is not settled, they generally will bump it up to the Supreme Court of the United States. Whether the appeals court accepts the appeal is another question. But there was a case in the 1950s or 1960s where a traffic case from a justice of the peace could not be appealed within the state system because it didn't meet a certain financial threshold, and the Supreme Court of the United States accepted the appeal on the basis that the financial threshold for appealing a case was unconstitutional.
How does a case proceed form the trial courts to the supereme court?
The case is tried in a trial court - If the outcome is not satisfactory to one of the parties to the case, it may appealed to the Court of Appeals. The Appeals Court will review the case and IF THEY WISH TO ACCEPT IT for review, they will consider the case and render a decision on the question contained in the appeal. If that appeal is not satisfactory to one of the parties in the case, that ruling may be appealed, yet again, to the Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court chooses to accept the case, they, too, will hear the case and render a decision. The Supreme Court's decision is the final word and there is no higher appeal.
The lower court decision is final in case of appeal dismissal?
Not necessarily, there are mechanisms whereby it can still be appealed to the Supreme Court.
