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

That case is under review by a larger panel of the appellate division, with a decision expected early next year.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

Bader said that after sentencing, Trump’s defense team could file a notice of appeal and submit briefs to the appellate division.

From Salon • May 30, 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

In Monday’s written arguments submitted to the appellate division of the state’s trial court, Habba wrote that the daily fine “is not only unwarranted, it is also patently improper and impermissible by law.”

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2022

The county court now has four court rooms, the supreme court ten, the appellate division one, and the appellate term one—in all sixteen.

From Down Town Brooklyn A Report to the Comptroller of the City of New York on Sites for Public Buildings and the Relocation of the Elevated Railroad Tracks now in Lower Fulton Street, Borough of Brooklyn by