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What (who) is lower court - definition

COURTS WITHOUT SUPREME APPELLATE JURISDICTION

Inferior court; Lower courts

lower court

¦ noun Law a court whose decisions may be overruled by another.

lower court

n. 1) any court of lesser rank, such as municipal or justice court below a superior or county court, a superior or county court below an appeals court, or a federal District Court of Appeals below the U.S. Supreme Court. 2) a reference in an appeal to the trial court which originally heard the case. Typical language in an appeals decision: "In the lower court, the judge ruled Defendant had no basis for:."

Lower court

A lower court or inferior court is a court from which an appeal may be taken, usually referring to courts other than supreme court.For example, article III, section 1 of the US constitution.

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Lower court

A lower court or inferior court is a court from which an appeal may be taken, usually referring to courts other than supreme court. In relation to an appeal from one court to another, the lower court is the court whose decision is being reviewed, which may be the original trial court or some of appellate court lower in rank than the supreme court which is hearing the appeal. In other words, lower courts are 'lower' in hierarchical chain of appellate procedure than other higher appellate courts. Usually it is obligation of a lower court to follow the decision of higher appellate court, even in civil law countries where precedents have no binding power.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower court

Examples of use of lower court

1. Instead, it remanded the matter back to a lower court.

2. The lower court had said the case was insignificant.

3. Overturning a lower court, a panel of the 'th U.S.

4. Still, the lower court shows no sign of backing down.

5. Monday‘s decision returns the case to the same lower court.