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Court of appeals
An appellate court (also called appellant court in some jurisdictions) is any court of law that has the power to review the decision delivered by a trial court or other lower tribunal. The purpose of an appellate court is to determine if any errors occurred in the inferior court's decision that might require a reversal of judgment. In most jurisdictions, the court system is divided into at least three levels: the trial court, which initially hears cases and reviews evidence and testimony to determine the facts of the case; at least one intermediate appellate court; and a supreme court or court of last resort which primarily reviews the decisions of the intermediate courts. A supreme court is therefore itself a kind of appellate court.[1]
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