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

Trump's administration, in an unusual step, asked the Supreme Court to weigh in before an appeals court reviewed Talwani's decision. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Newsom and other governors have repeatedly denied parole to his closest acolytes, though an appeals court overturned Newsom’s veto of the release of Leslie Van Houten in 2023. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Thompson asserted that the monitoring constituted unreasonable search and seizure, but a federal appeals court denied his claim last year. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Now, the federal court will hold off on further action until the appeals court rules on the case. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026

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Legal Definition

appeals court

noun

ap·​peals court

: a court that hears appeals

especially : an intermediate level appellate court