higher court
Superior judicial body
A higher court is a court with authority to review decisions made by lower courts.
Appeals move upward through the judicial hierarchy—from trial courts to appellate courts to supreme courts.
The case was appealed to a higher court.
A higher court can affirm, reverse, or modify lower court rulings.
- chief justicePresiding judge, highest court
- federal jurisdictionLegal domain of central government
- judicial reviewCourts invalidating unconstitutional acts
- precedent-settingEstablishing a guiding example
- case lawJudge-made legal doctrine
state jurisdiction · binding decisions · legal precedent · criminal appeals · appeal process · reversal · remand · final judgment · human rights violations · uphold · tribunal · overturn · legal counsel · property disputes · appeal · prosecutor · contract disputes · defense attorney
- legal appealslegal appeal, appeal process, rehearing, remand, writ
- appealsappeal, case law, legal precedents, judicial review, legal appeals
- appeals courtsappellate brief, circuit judges, panel of judges, criminal appeals, legal appeals
higher courtlower court
Tribunal subject to appeal
trial court · district court · county court · municipal court · circuit court
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