court of appeals
noun phrase
often capitalized C&A
: a court hearing appeals from the decisions of lower courts
called also court of appeal
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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been permanently disbarred from practicing law in the District of Columbia, a court of appeals panel ruled Thursday.
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Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2024
During their terms, the Trump-Pence administration appointed 223 federal district court and court of appeals judges, and the Biden-Harris administration has thus far appointed more than 210 district court and court of appeals judges.
—Paul M. Collins Jr., The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
The disgraced movie mogul appeared in New York Supreme Criminal Court in Manhattan on Wednesday for the first time since the state's court of appeals threw out his 2020 rape conviction last week.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024
Puget Sound city These included tens of thousands in clerk fees, printing fees, docket fees, court of appeals fees, interpreter fees, honorary court costs, a court tax and an exit tax on the settlement, the documents show – and more than $100,000 more directly to the government entities.
—Steve Fisher, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
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Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2024
During their terms, the Trump-Pence administration appointed 223 federal district court and court of appeals judges, and the Biden-Harris administration has thus far appointed more than 210 district court and court of appeals judges.
—Paul M. Collins Jr., The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
The disgraced movie mogul appeared in New York Supreme Criminal Court in Manhattan on Wednesday for the first time since the state's court of appeals threw out his 2020 rape conviction last week.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024
Puget Sound city These included tens of thousands in clerk fees, printing fees, docket fees, court of appeals fees, interpreter fees, honorary court costs, a court tax and an exit tax on the settlement, the documents show – and more than $100,000 more directly to the government entities.
—Steve Fisher, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Court of appeals.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/court%20of%20appeals. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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