appellate division

American  

noun

Law.

1. the section of a court that hears appeals, sometimes existing as an intermediate court between a trial court and a court of last resort.

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Example Sentences

As deployments multiply across the country, experts said they were watching what the appellate division and ultimately the Supreme Court will decide.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

The lawyers wrote that if the appellate division of the Manhattan Supreme Court considers denying their requested stay, it should allow for oral arguments on the issue.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2024

There are two higher courts above the appellate division, culminating in the Supreme Court, but Griner’s lawyers said they had not decided whether to take the case any further.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2022

Soon after she moved to the appellate division, Cannon was assigned to defend the government’s conviction in a large-scale, complex fraud case.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022

From the decisions of these courts appeals may be made to the appellate division of the Supreme Court.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various