Home›Intermediate Appellate Courts›Jurisdiction Scope›FederalBrowse ByFederalFactsFederalSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedAn appellate court is empowered to hear a case upon appeal from a trial court or other lower tribunal. 1FederalFilter Results11 entriesLegal SystemAllAustralian Law (1)Common Law (1)Law of the United States (9)Country Or JurisdictionAllAustralia (1)United States (10)Court TierAllAppellate Courts (11)Founded EraAll1807 (1)1891 (2)1893 (1)1929 (1)1951 (1)1957 (1)1976 (1)1981 (1)1982 (1)1988 (1)Seat CityAllAtlanta (1)Chicago (1)Denver (1)New York City (1)San Francisco (1)Tallahassee (1)Washington, D.C. (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 11Federal Court of AustraliaFederalFlorida First District Court of AppealFederalUnited States Court of Appeals for the Armed ForcesFederalUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitFederalUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitFederalUnited States Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitFederalUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFederalUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitFederalUnited States Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitFederalUnited States Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitFederalUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans ClaimsFederalSources1. Appellate court (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaAppellate court, lead sectionQuote, Appellate court, lead sectionAn appellate court, commonly called a court of appeal(s), appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear a case upon appeal from a trial court or other lower tribunal.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.