Terms Used In Texas Government Code Chapter 30 > Subchapter UU - Westlake

• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.