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'''Appellate jurisdiction''' is the power of a [[court]] to analyze the agreement of a lower court.<ref>US Government and Politics</ref>
'''Appellate jurisdiction''' is the power of a [[court]] to analyze the agreement of a lower court.<ref>US Government and Politics</ref> It is typically held by an [[appellate court]], although some courts have both [[original jurisdiction]] and appellate jurisdiction.
Nearly all of the cases heard by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] are based on its power of appellate jurisdiction over a lower court. However, the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] refuses to hear about 99% of the cases appealed to it, and it only decides about 75 cases a year as of 2007.
Nearly all of the cases heard by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] are based on its power of appellate jurisdiction over a lower court. However, the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] refuses to hear about 99% of the cases appealed to it, and it only decides about 75 cases a year as of 2007.