appeals board
Dispute resolution body
An appeals board is a panel that reviews decisions made by lower authorities, determining whether to uphold, modify, or reverse them.
Appeals boards exist in many contexts—zoning, professional licensing, academic discipline, tax assessments: She took her case to the appeals board after the initial ruling.
The board typically examines whether proper procedures were followed rather than rehearing the entire matter.
- judicial reviewCourts invalidating unconstitutional acts
- arbitration panelBody resolving disputes privately
- final decisionIrreversible ruling or choice
- legal precedentPrior ruling with authority
- case lawJudge-made legal doctrine
administrative law · ombudsman · tribunal · regulatory agency · due process · fair hearing · public hearing · grievance procedure · licensing authority · oversight committee · decision-making authority · governing body · ethics committee · executive council · negotiation table · petition
- regulatory boardsregulatory bodies, state bar, certification bodies, law society, planning commission
- IP OrganizationsUSPTO, EPO, patent office, trademark office, patent offices
- municipal codeordinance, code, bylaw, code enforcement, code violation
- oversight bodiesethics committee, oversight committee, inspector general, regulatory commission, internal audit
- school governanceschool leadership, school committee, school council, governing body, superintendents
- town committeesbudget committee, finance committee
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