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WHICH COURT IS BINDING? - Georgetown Law With the exception of the U S Supreme Court, courts of appeals and state courts do not bind courts outside the state or circuit in which they are located That is, a federal Supreme Court decision is binding on all lower federal courts, both circuit courts of appeals and district courts
Mandatory v. Persuasive Authority - Legal Research: An Overview . . . For the substance of the state law issue, decisions of the state supreme court would be binding, even though you are in federal court Decisions of the state court of appeals may also be useful, but the federal courts might treat that as persuasive authority
California Courts of Appeal - Wikipedia The decisions of the Courts of Appeal are binding on the California superior courts, and both the Courts of Appeal and the superior courts are bound by the decisions of the Supreme Court of California
Courts of Appeal | Judicial Branch of California An appeal from a superior court judgment is decided based on the record from the original trial or proceeding There are six districts throughout the state and the Courts of Appeal website is organized by each district
When Does the U. S. Supreme Court Review State Court Decisions? For example, the Supreme Court has accepted review from intermediate courts where the state high court’s denial of a request to appeal barred further state review or where state procedural rules gave no additional right to appeal within the state
The Role of State Intermediate Appellate Courts - SJI intermediate appellate court for tax matters and another for all other appeals, and Pennsylvania has two intermediate appellate courts, one that hears non-criminal matters brought by and against the government and one that is a general court of appeal
Can the U. S. Supreme Court Overrule a State Supreme Court? Under this doctrine, the U S Supreme Court cannot review a state court ruling that is based on state law This preserves the autonomy of state courts to interpret their own laws and constitutions without federal interference
Is the U. S. Supreme Court binding on state supreme courts? On matters of state law, the judgment of a state supreme court is considered final and binding in both state and federal courts Generally, a state supreme court, like most appellate tribunals, is exclusively for hearing appeals of legal issues
Effect of Stare Decisis on Appellate Determinations – Appeals An intermediate appellate state court is bound by a controlling decision of the state supreme court; State appellate courts are not bound by decisions of other states or federal courts except the U S Supreme Court;