Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 705 ILCS 25/8.2

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
     Appeals from the appellate court shall lie to the Supreme Court as a matter of right only (a) in cases in which a question under the Constitution of the United States or of this state arises for the first time in and as a result of the action of the appellate court, and (b) upon the certification by a division of the appellate court that a case decided by it involves a question of such importance that it should be decided by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court may provide by rule for appeals from the appellate court in other cases.