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

The spa owners lost at both the federal district court and federal appeals court levels and are now taking their case to the Supreme Court and hoping the justices will take it up. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026

The ruling also follows a July appeals court decision that found New Jersey’s assault weapons ban unconstitutional, which allowed Smallwood, 32, to withdraw his plea. — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

Meta and TikTok tried to defeat thousands of social media addiction lawsuits in one fell swoop, but an appeals court rejected the attempt in a ruling issued yesterday. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026

The appeals court ultimately did not rule on whether Section 230 bars those claims, but concluded that the appeal was premature because the trial court’s ruling was not final. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

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Legal Definition

appeals court

noun

ap·​peals court

: a court that hears appeals

especially : an intermediate level appellate court