They are called precedents. If the decision was made by a court with jurisdiction over a lower court, they are called binding precedents because the lower court is required to apply the same reasoning in similar cases under the doctrine of stare decisis.
The decisions are called precedents. Precedents are used as a guide by future court cases with similar fact patterns.
Appellate Courts
No. The decisions of the Texas Supreme Court are binding on trial courts in Texas. That is why it is called the Supreme Court.
No, the Supreme Court reviews decisions of lower (inferior) courts under its appellate jurisdiction.
A judicial review.
A judicial review.
The Court of Appeals.
About 1 4 th of the supreme courts decisions concern appeals from District Courts
Stare decisis is the guiding principle for courts that makes decisions predictable and consistent.
Each court that publishes decisions (appellate courts and a handful of trial courts) has an official court reporter publication where the decisions can be found. Private companies, such as Lexis Nexis, often buy the rights and reprint the decisions with annotations (comments).
makes legal decisions on the basis of earlier decisions by other courts
U.S. courts of appealThe actual answer to your question is none. No-one repeals decision of any courts. However, decisions of courts can be reversed. The Federal Courts of Appeals can reverse decisions of federal district courts. That's it.Added: And the US Supreme Court can over-rule the decision of ANY inferior court.