How to Use appellate in a Sentence

appellate

adjective
  • There was nothing the appellate court could do about the outcome of this case.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 31 May 2022
  • James lauded the ruling, which came just two weeks after the appellate panel heard oral arguments in the case.
    oregonlive, 26 May 2022
  • The conviction was later overturned by an appellate court.
    Fox News, 20 May 2022
  • The Louisiana ruling meant that the appellate court order now had to be implemented.
    Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2022
  • And for some reason, jurors even saw parts of the interrogation video that the defense, prosecution and judge all agreed ahead of time should not be played at trial, the appellate court found.
    Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2022
  • The plaintiffs knew that their claims ran head on into baseball’s antitrust exemption and, as expected and in fact requested, lost at the district court and appellate court levels.
    Chris Deubert, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • However, that 2-1 ruling by the appellate panel doesn't take effect until May 31.
    Kevin McGill, ajc, 23 May 2022
  • However, that 2-1 ruling by the appellate panel doesn’t take effect until May 31.
    Kevin McGill, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2022
  • The act provides for direct review of EPA’s regulations under that statute in federal appellate court.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
  • But this is just the first step in the appellate process.
    Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The union could ask for a review by the full appellate court.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022
  • The stay is in place until the appellate court can hear the appeal.
    Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The Court of Criminal Appeals is one of the busiest appellate courts in the nation.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The appellate judges said the statement should have been allowed to be heard by the jury.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
  • The lawsuit Aguirre filed on behalf of Gordon has been pushed to the state appellate court.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024
  • An appellate court agreed, throwing out all but the tax charge.
    Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Sheeran’s legal team will file their own appellate brief in the months to come.
    Bill Donahue, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2023
  • That marks the third appellate court in three years to find the mesothelioma plaintiffs bar claims are baseless.
    Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Any decision is likely to be appealed, first to the full appellate court and then to the Supreme Court.
    Abbie Vansickle and Pam Belluck, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • In reversing, the appellate court noted two flaws with the statute.
    Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Blatt chairs the Supreme Court and appellate practice at the Williams and Connolly law firm.
    Jessica Gresko, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The appellate court’s ruling calls for a new trial, which has yet to be scheduled.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Nearly all of these disputes played out at the trial and appellate level and didn’t reach the Supreme Court.
    Zoe Tillman, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The appellate court reviewed the Tax Court's findings of fact for clear error.
    Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The appellate court’s action seemed to ease the pressure on Mr. Trump to try to tap his newfound Trump Media wealth.
    Joe Rennison, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The question for the appellate court was whether claiming the election was stolen and telling his supporters to go to the Capitol crossed that line.
    Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
  • An appellate court awarded each of the eight students $5,300 in damages this year.
    Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The appellate court found that the village did host a festival, though not one about Myers.
    Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024
  • An appellate court had been expected hear the case next year.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The jurors contacted by the appellate team served on a second trial that ended with Masterson’s conviction in May 2023.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024

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