First-level appellate courts must hear all appeals brought before them

Evidence

The U.S. Supreme Court’s power to decide which cases it will hear distinguishes it from most other appellate courts. First-level.appellate courts, such as federal courts of appeals and state intermediate appellate courts, have no control over their dockets. Because all litigants are entitled to an appeal, these first-level appellate courts must hear whatever cases are brought before them. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1585

Categorization

• XREF: Builds on the earlier chapter note that the Supreme Court’s discretionary docket expanded while its caseload shrank — contrasts mandatory jurisdiction of intermediate courts. — connects to: Supreme Court case review begins with a certiorari petition — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 904; Intermediate state appellate courts render final decisions in most appealed cases — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 314