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

So far under the president's second term, the Senate has confirmed 57 judges, which include 10 appeals court judges, 46 district judges and one member of the Court of International Trade. — Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026

Hiland had already interviewed for the appeals court vacancy and undergone FBI vetting. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026

The appeals court is also required to defer to the lower court’s factual decisions. — Samantha Melamed, ProPublica, 9 Nov. 2026

According to a 21-page British appeals court document shared with Ars Technica by Eesti Ekspress, the Estonian newspaper that first reported on this saga, the story begins in January 2026. — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 7 Nov. 2026

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Legal Definition

appeals court

noun

ap·​peals court

: a court that hears appeals

especially : an intermediate level appellate court