Court of Appeal (disambiguation)
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A court of appeal is an appellate court.
Court of Appeal may refer to:
In Australia:
In Belgium:
In Canada:
In Cameroon:
In Hong Kong:
In Fiji:
In Ireland:
In Malaysia:
In New Zealand:
In Norway:
In South Africa:
In Sweden:
In the United Kingdom:
In the United States of America:
Nongovernmental:
Court of Appeal may refer to:
In Australia:
- Australian Capital Territory Court of Appeal, name used by the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital TerritorySupreme Court of the Australian Capital TerritoryThe Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory is the superior court for the ACT. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the territory in civil matters , and hears the most serious criminal matters...
exercising its appeal jurisdiction - Court of Appeal of New South WalesCourt of Appeal of New South WalesThe New South Wales Court of Appeal is the highest civil state court for the Australian State of New South Wales. It forms part of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.-History:...
- Supreme Court of VictoriaSupreme Court of VictoriaThe Supreme Court of Victoria is the superior court for the State of Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1852, and is a superior court of common law and equity, with unlimited jurisdiction within the state...
, Court of Appeal - Court of Appeal of the Northern Territory of AustraliaCourt of Appeal of the Northern Territory of AustraliaThe Court of Appeal of the Northern Territory of Australia is the name given to the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory when it sits as the Territory's Court of Appeal....
- Supreme Court of QueenslandSupreme Court of QueenslandThe Supreme Court of Queensland, which is based at the Law Courts Complex, is the superior court for the Australian State of Queensland and sits around the middle of the Australian court hierarchy...
, Court of Appeal - Supreme Court of Western AustraliaSupreme Court of Western AustraliaThe Supreme Court of Western Australia is the highest state court in the Australian State of Western Australia. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters , and hears the most serious criminal matters.The Supreme Court consists of a General Division The Supreme Court of Western...
, Court of Appeal
In Belgium:
- Court of Appeal (Belgium)Court of Appeal (Belgium)The Court of Appeal in Belgium is a court which hears appeals against decisions of the Court of First Instance and the Commercial Court. Unlike the Court of First Instance, the Court of Appeal isn't divided into different divisions. There are five Courts of Appeal in Belgium...
In Canada:
- Alberta Court of Appeal
- British Columbia Court of AppealBritish Columbia Court of AppealThe British Columbia Court of Appeal is the highest appellate court in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The BCCA hears appeals from the Supreme Court of British Columbia and a number of boards and tribunals. The BCCA also hears criminal appeals from the Provincial Court of British...
- Federal Court of Appeal (Canada)Federal Court of Appeal (Canada)The Federal Court of Appeal is a Canadian appellate court that hears cases concerning federal matters arising from certain federal Acts. The court was created on July 2, 2003 by the Courts Administration Service Act when it and the Federal Court were split from its predecessor, the Federal Court of...
- Manitoba Court of AppealManitoba Court of AppealThe Manitoba Court of Appeal is the highest Court of Appeal in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was established in 1906. It is located in the Old Law Courts building at 408 York Avenue in Winnipeg, the capital city of Manitoba...
- Court of Appeal of New BrunswickCourt of Appeal of New BrunswickThe Court of Appeal of New Brunswick is the court of appeal in the province of New Brunswick. There are five Justices, one Chief Justice, any former judge of the Court of Appeal who is a supernumerary judge and any former Chief Justice of New Brunswick who is a judge or a supernumerary judge...
- Supreme Court of Newfoundland (Court of Appeal)Supreme Court of Newfoundland (Court of Appeal)In the Canadian province Newfoundland and Labrador, the Court of Appeal is at the top of the hierarchy of courts for the province...
- Court of Appeal for the Northwest TerritoriesCourt of Appeal for the Northwest TerritoriesThe Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories is the highest appellate court which hears appeals from criminal cases and civil cases of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories....
- Nova Scotia Court of AppealNova Scotia Court of AppealThe Court of Appeal for Nova Scotia is the highest appeal court in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. There are currently seven Justices and one Chief Justice. The court sits in Halifax, which is the capital of Nova Scotia...
- Court of Appeal for Ontario
- Quebec Court of AppealQuebec Court of AppealThe Court of Appeal for Quebec is the highest judicial court in Quebec, Canada....
- Court of Appeal for SaskatchewanCourt of Appeal for SaskatchewanThe Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan is the highest superior appeal court in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It hears appeals from the Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan as well as the Provincial Court of Saskatchewan and administrative tribunals...
- Court of Appeal of the Yukon TerritoryCourt of Appeal of the Yukon TerritoryThe Court of Appeal of the Yukon Territory is the highest appellate court for the Yukon Territory. It hears appeals of both criminal and civil cases from the Supreme Court of the Yukon Territory and Yukon Territorial Court....
In Cameroon:
- Court of Appeal of CameroonCourt of Appeal of CameroonThe Courts of Appeal are appellate courts in Cameroon. They are defined in Part V of the constitution of Cameroon as being under the Supreme Court.-References:...
In Hong Kong:
- Court of Appeal (Hong Kong)Court of Appeal (Hong Kong)The Court of Appeal deals with appeals on all civil and criminal cases from the Court of First Instance and the District Courts of Hong Kong. It is one of two courts that makes up the High Court of Hong Kong....
In Fiji:
- Court of Appeal (Fiji)Court of Appeal (Fiji)The Court of Appeal of Fiji is one of three courts established by Chapter 9 of the Constitution, the others being the High Court and the Supreme Court. The Court of Appeal was a new institution established when the 1997 Constitution came into effect; the other two courts predated it...
In Ireland:
- Irish Court of AppealIrish Court of AppealThe Court of Appeal in Ireland was created by the Westminster Parliament under the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1877 as the final appellate court within Ireland, then under British rule...
(defunct)
In Malaysia:
- Court of Appeal (Malaysia)
In New Zealand:
- Court of Appeal of New ZealandCourt of Appeal of New ZealandThe Court of Appeal of New Zealand, located in Wellington, is New Zealand’s principal intermediate appellate court. In practice, most appeals are resolved at this intermediate appellate level, rather than in the Supreme Court...
In Norway:
- Gulating Court of AppealGulating Court of AppealGulating Court of Appeal is a Norwegian Court of Appeal.-Jurisdiction:Gulating Court of Appeal is based in Bergen, Norway. Gulating Court of Appeal holding many hearings in Stavanger and also maintains permanent offices in the Stavanger Courthouse....
In South Africa:
- Supreme Court of Appeal of South AfricaSupreme Court of Appeal of South AfricaThe Supreme Court of Appeal is an appellate court in South Africa; it is the highest appeal court except in constitutional matters, which are ultimately decided by the Constitutional Court...
In Sweden:
- Svea Court of AppealSvea Court of AppealThe Svea Court of Appeal , located in Stockholm, is one of six appellate courts in the Swedish legal system. It was founded in 1614 and was the highest court in Sweden until 1789, when the Supreme Court of Sweden was established....
In the United Kingdom:
- Court of Appeal in ChanceryCourt of Appeal in ChanceryEngland’s Court of Appeal in Chancery was created in 1851 to hear appeals of decisions made by the Vice Chancellors and the Master of the Rolls in Chancery Court. The appeals in the court were heard by the Lord Chancellor and two Lords Justices of Appeal. Cases from the Court of Appeal in...
(no longer in existence) - Court of Appeal of England and WalesCourt of Appeal of England and WalesThe Court of Appeal of England and Wales is the second most senior court in the English legal system, with only the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom above it...
- Court of Appeal (Northern Ireland)
In the United States of America:
- California Court of AppealCalifornia Court of AppealThe California Courts of Appeal are the state intermediate appellate courts in the U.S. state of California. The state is geographically divided into six appellate districts...
- Florida District Courts of AppealFlorida District Courts of AppealThe Florida District Courts of Appeal are the intermediate appellate courts of the Florida state court system. There are five DCAs:*The First District Court of Appeal is headquartered in Tallahassee...
- Florida First District Court of AppealFlorida First District Court of AppealThe Florida First District Court of Appeal, also known as the First DCA, is headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida. It is unique among the five Florida District Courts of Appeal in that, much like the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at the federal level, it handles most of the appeals in...
- Florida Second District Court of AppealFlorida Second District Court of AppealThe Florida Second District Court of Appeal is headquartered in Lakeland, Florida and has a branch in Tampa.-History:The initial territorial jurisdiction of the Second District, with its headquarters in Lakeland, encompassed twenty-eight counties, ranging from Lake County in the north, to Collier...
- Florida Third District Court of AppealFlorida Third District Court of AppealThe Florida Third District Court of Appeal is headquartered in Miami, Florida. Its ten judges have jurisdiction over cases arising from Miami-Dade Monroe Counties.-History:...
- Florida Fourth District Court of AppealFlorida Fourth District Court of AppealThe Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida. Its twelve judges have jurisdiction over cases arising in Palm Beach County, Broward County, St. Lucie County, Martin County, Indian River County, and Okeechobee County....
- Florida Fifth District Court of AppealFlorida Fifth District Court of AppealThe Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida.-History:The Fifth District Court of Appeal was created by the 1979 session of the Florida Legislature.-Chief Judges:...
- Florida First District Court of Appeal
- Louisiana Circuit Courts of AppealLouisiana Circuit Courts of AppealThe Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal are the intermediate appellate courts for the state of Louisiana.There are five circuits, each covering a different group of parishes...
Nongovernmental:
- FIA International Court of Appeal
See also
- Court of Appeals (disambiguation)
- List of Canadian courts of appeal
- AppealAppealAn appeal is a petition for review of a case that has been decided by a court of law. The petition is made to a higher court for the purpose of overturning the lower court's decision....
- Court of Criminal Appeal (disambiguation)Court of Criminal Appeal (disambiguation)Court of Criminal Appeal may refer to:*Court of Criminal Appeal *Court of Criminal Appeal *Army Court of Criminal Appeals *Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals...
- Court of Criminal Appeals (disambiguation)