What are the duties of the appellate court?

Answer 1

The US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts are primarily responsible for hearing appeals of cases from the US District Courts, the main trial courts of the federal Judicial Branch.

There are thirteen US Courts of Appeals Circuit Courts immediately below the US Supreme Court. Twelve of the Circuit Courts hear cases on appeal from US District Courts (trial) within their territorial jurisdiction; the thirteenth court, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has national subject-matter jurisdiction over cases initially held in the US Court of Federal Claims, the US Court of International Trade, appeals of patent and trademark cases, government contracts, veterans claims, and other miscellaneous classes.

Answer 2

To review challenged cases and questionable findings rendered by the lower courts and subject them to a judicial review for legal sufficiency. Second most powerful court in the Judicial Branch of the Government.

Answer 3

Appellate courts primarily review and correct errors made in the primary or trial courts. The specific procedures might vary among the appellate courts in the US, but these courts all perform that primary function. Appellate courts also deal with the development and application of law.

Answer 4

The US Courts of Appeals Circuit Courts are the thirteen intermediate appellate courts immediately below the US Supreme Court. Twelve of the Circuit Courts hear cases on appeal from US District Courts (trial) within their territorial jurisdiction; the thirteenth court, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has national subject-matter jurisdiction over cases initially held in the US Court of Federal Claims, the US Court of International Trade, appeals of patent and trademark cases, government contracts, veterans claims, and other miscellaneous classes.

Each Supreme Court justice has responsibility for handling emergency petitions for one or more of the Circuit Courts, which is a remnant of the "circuit riding" tradition, in which the Supreme Court justices traveled the circuits throughout the year, hearing cases in local forums.

For more information on the federal judiciary, see Related Questions, below.

Answer 5

overrulle the secision of a lower court