A court of appellate jurisdiction, organized upon sound principles, should exist, though few causes arose for their decision; for it is surely better to have a court and no causes, than to have causes and no court.
These courts embrace, in their original or appellate jurisdiction, almost the whole circle of human concerns.
It was considered that the Supreme Court ought to be stationary, and to have no connection with the judges over whose sentences they had an appellate jurisdiction.
There existed, sir, a Supreme Court, having original cognizance in a few cases, but principally a court of appellate jurisdiction.
One doubt arising on the judiciary article is, whether in these cases of appellate jurisdiction, the appeal lies both from the state courts, and the inferior federal courts, or only from the former, or only from the latter.
By the constitution of the United States the Supreme Court is vested with "appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions, and under such regulations, as the Congress shall make.
Without carrying this discussion further, it is clear that the audiencia had general appellate jurisdiction in cases involving the Chinese.
The audiencia exercised both original and appellate jurisdiction, as we have already noted.
But no circuit court shall have any original or appellate jurisdiction in criminal cases arising within the territorial limits of any city wherein there is established by law a corporation or hustings court.
Appellate jurisdiction of all cases, civil and criminal, where an appeal writ of error or supersedeas may be taken or allowed by said courts from or to the judgment or proceedings of an inferior tribunal.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "appellate jurisdiction" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
