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Introduction. In most appeals, an initial brief, an answer brief, and a reply brief will be filed, in that order. The appellant, who filed the notice of appeal, will file the initial brief first. Then the other party, the appellee, will respond with an answer brief. Finally, the appellant can respond to the answer brief by filing a reply brief.
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Appellate Brief Law and Legal Definition. An appellate brief is a document submitted to an appeals court by a lawyer. It contains all the legal arguments as to why the lawyer's client should win the case. Its purpose is to persuade the judges to rule in the client's favor. Briefs contain legal arguments designed to persuade the court and they ...
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An appellate court is a court that reviews the decisions of trial courts. In Florida there are six district courts of appeal and the Florida Supreme Court. Additionally, circuit courts act as intermediate appellate courts from county court decisions. A litigant can appeal to an intermediate appellate court “as of right.” This means, for example, th...
What’s the difference between an appellant and an appellee? The appellant is the party appealing the trial court’s ruling, generally an adverse ruling. The appellee is the party responding to the appeal, generally defending a favorable ruling. An appellant might be a company challenging a damages judgment, a prisoner challenging a sentence or guilt...
Unlike at trial, there are only three major filings in most appeals, and only one in-person proceeding. No new evidence is introduced, and briefs are limited to discussing the trial court record. First, the appellant files an initial brief that argues why the trial court’s decision should be overturned. This brief contains a statement of the facts ...
An appellate judicial clerk is an attorney who works for an appellate judge, writing legal memoranda for the judge’s consideration. In appellate courts in Florida, generally each judge has two clerks. These lawyers are also called staff attorneys. An appellate judicial clerk should not be confused with the clerk of the appellate court, discussed be...
An appellate judge is a judge on an appellate court who considers cases and writes opinions. Unlike trial court judges, appellate judges hold hearings only rarely, in the form of oral argument, and they never consider evidence beyond the evidence presented at trial.
The district courts of appeal in Florida each have around a dozen judges. Every appeal is assigned to a panel of three appellate judges, with one judge on the panel taking the lead. The appeal is assigned to the lead judge’s chambers (or office). After the case is “perfected,” meaning the final appellate brief has been filed, one of the judge’s app...
Every appeal is decided one way or another, either “on the merits” or through Dismissal. An appellate court will dismiss a case, meaning reject it without making a decision on the merits, if its lacks jurisdiction or if the appellant has repeatedly failed to follow the rules of appellate procedure. If an appellate court considers a case on the meri...
The district court of appeal takes cases from county and circuit courts. Until 2022, there were only five district courts of appeal (DCAs). But in January 2023, the Florida Supreme Court created the Sixth District Court of Appeal, covering much of central Florida. Final orders from all circuit courts and from county courts are appealable to one of ...
The writ of certiorari is a common law “extraordinary writ” asking for appellate review. In Florida, a petition for certiorari in a district court of appeal is proper when asking a district court to consider either (1) certain types of nonfinal orders of circuit courts or (2) orders of circuit courts acting in their appellate capacity, i.e. decisio...
The clerk of the appellate court is responsible for managing the case load for the entire court, as well as all the filings. The clerk’s office may decide some motions without input from appellate judges.
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What sections must an appellant include in its appellate brief? (1) the jurisdictional statement; (2) the statement of the issues; (3) the statement of the case; and (4) the statement of the standard of review. (c) Reply Brief. The appellant may file a brief in reply to the appellee's brief. Unless the court permits, no further briefs may be filed.
Appellate Brief. The appellant and appellee must file individual briefs to aid the appellate court in its consideration of the issues presented. Failure to do so results in a dismissal of the appeal. The facts of the case, the grounds for review, and the arguments relating to those questions must be concisely stated.
Definition. An appellate brief is a written document submitted to an appellate court, outlining the arguments, legal theories, and relevant case law in support of one party's position in an appeal. It serves as a crucial component in the appellate process, allowing the court to understand the issues being contested and providing a roadmap for ...
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The FindLaw Legal Dictionary -- free access to over 8260 definitions of legal terms. Search for a definition or browse our legal glossaries. Appellate Brief. Written arguments by counsel required to be filed with appellate court on why the trial court acted correctly (appellee's brief) or incorrectly (appellant's brief).
