A court having jurisdiction to hear appeals and review a trial court's procedure Appellee (ap-e-le'): The party against whom an appeal is taken Sometimes called a respondent
(or Appeals court) Appellate courts are where appeals of decisions made in lower courts are decided These courts have the power to review questions of law that arise from judgments made in lower courts In 39 states, there are two types of appellate courts-intermediate appellate courts and supreme courts The other states have only one level of appellate court to review trial court decisions (see Supreme Court)
In the United States, an appellate court is a special court where people who have been convicted of a crime can appeal against their conviction. a court in which people appeal against decisions made in other courts of law (appellate 1700-1800 , past participle of appellare; APPEAL)