How to Use appellate in a Sentence

appellate

adjective
  • The union could ask for a review by the full appellate court.
    — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022
  • There is no timeline for when the appellate judges will rule.
    — Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
  • An appellate court agreed, throwing out all but the tax charge.
    — Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
  • All of the appellate rules are stacked in the state’s favor.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
  • An appellate court might have reasoned the same.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026
  • Both of them enjoy doing appellate law and do it very well.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026
  • The stay is in place until the appellate court can hear the appeal.
    — Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The appellate court ruling kicks the case back to the trial court.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • There was nothing the appellate court could do about the outcome of this case.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 31 May 2022
  • An appellate court ruled last year that the case was properly heard in adult court.
    — Todd Richmond, Star Tribune, 1 July 2021
  • An appellate court had been expected hear the case next year.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Sheeran’s legal team will file their own appellate brief in the months to come.
    — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2023
  • At first, Tafoya lost at the trial court, but won in the appellate court.
    — Nick Sibilla, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The teachers appealed, but had no luck in the appellate court.
    — Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Prescott, a trial and appellate judge for two decades, shrugged off the concerns.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The appellate court agreed and the district court case was dismissed.
    — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • No hearings have been scheduled in the appellate case.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The appellate judges said the statement should have been allowed to be heard by the jury.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
  • In July, an appellate court sent the case back to the trial court.
    — Christopher Spata, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
  • For the rehearing, the court added an appellate judge to serve as a tiebreaking vote.
    — NBC News, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The appellate court is set to review the matter early next month.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Now, the ruling has been stayed while the appellate court looks into the case further.
    — CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The appellate court’s ruling calls for a new trial, which has yet to be scheduled.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • And, last summer, a panel of appellate judges restored her award to the full amount.
    — Julia Haney, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Lazier filed an appeal to that decision in the state’s appellate court last month.
    — Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Both a district court and an appellate court panel ruled against Evans.
    — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
  • That marks the third appellate court in three years to find the mesothelioma plaintiffs bar claims are baseless.
    — Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • To date, no federal appellate court has ruled on any of these cases, but that will change in the months ahead.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • In reversing, the appellate court noted two flaws with the statute.
    — Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The appellate court wanted to explore her fitness to serve.
    — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 29 Mar. 2026

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