7 Guam Code Ann. § 3104
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- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- 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.
(a) In hearings and determining the merits of cases before it, the Supreme
Court shall sit in a three-Justice panel.
Court shall sit in a three-Justice panel.
(b) Decisions Concerning Procedural Matters. As provided by the Court’s Rules, the Supreme Court or any other court with appellate jurisdiction may appropriately delegate to a Justice or Judge or to a panel of the Court the authority to determine procedural matters incident to an appeal and other matters requiring determination pending decision on the merits.
1985 SOURCE: CCP § 61, part of § 62, modified to reflect Supreme Court and new structure of this Title. Subsection (a) amended by P.L. 27-31:7.