appellate courts

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:judge
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:court_of_appeals
gptkbp:canBe affirm lower court decisions
remand cases to lower courts
reverse lower court decisions
gptkbp:composition panel of judges
gptkbp:do_not conduct trials
hear new evidence
retry cases
gptkbp:example gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India_(as_appellate_court)
gptkb:Court_of_Appeal_of_England_and_Wales
gptkb:United_States_Courts_of_Appeals
gptkbp:existsIn many legal systems
gptkbp:function review decisions of lower courts
gptkbp:heldBy appeals
gptkbp:level above trial courts
gptkbp:may issue written opinions
set legal precedents
gptkbp:reviewedBy questions of law
questions of procedure
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Judiciary_of_Canada
gptkb:Amicus_curiae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label appellate courts