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Except when a circuit court’s decision may be appealed directly to the Illinois Supreme Court, a person has the right to appeal the decision to the Illinois Appellate Court. The appellate court is organized into five districts, each of which hears appeals from the circuits within that district.
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The Illinois Appellate Court is the court of first appeal for civil and criminal cases rising in the Illinois Circuit Courts. In Illinois, litigants generally have a right to first appeal from final decisions or judgements of the circuit court.
Below are links that can be helpful to understanding Illinois Courts and how to access them. If you are looking for additional help, try visiting our Illinois Court Help site or visit our Self-Help section for more court resources
The Illinois Appellate Court is the intermediate appellate court in Illinois. First established in 1877, it hears appeals from verdicts reached at the trial level (the circuit courts in the state), and its decisions, in turn, can be appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court .
Appellate Court of Illinois cases. FindLaw's database of Appellate Court of Illinois features decisions since January 1970. You can browse decisions by date and search by docket number, case title, and full text.
Cases are normally channeled to the Supreme Court from the Appellate Court, but in cases where a Circuit Court has imposed a death sentence the law allows direct appeal to the Supreme Court, bypassing the Appellate Court.
Appeals are based on arguments that the trial court made an error in applying the law. The appellate court affirms a trial court decision if it finds there was no error committed in applying the law or if the error was so minimal that it did not affect the outcome of the trial.
Find information and links for the First District Appellate Court such as links to oral argument audio and calendars, decisions, local rules and more.
If you have an appeal filed with the Illinois Court of Appeals, and you want to ask the court to do something in the case, you need to file a motion. This article explains how.