appeals court

noun

law

: any one of 13 courts in the U.S. below the Supreme Court

the 9th/Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Examples of appeals court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This was an easy issue for the appeals court, since the HUPEPA provides for a mandatory attorney fee award to a successful HUPEPA moving party. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Rather than seeking dismissal, however, Navarro is asking the appeals court to decide the case on its merits. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 10 July 2026

And the appeals court ruling appears to accord them this opportunity. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2026

Eldridge noted Thursday’s opinion relied on much the same reasoning the appeals court had used in previous cases involving assault weapons bans. — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

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Legal Definition

appeals court

noun

ap·​peals court

: a court that hears appeals

especially : an intermediate level appellate court