Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 752.01

  • 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.
   (1)    The court of appeals has appellate jurisdiction as provided by law.
   (2)   The court of appeals has original jurisdiction only to issue prerogative writs.
   (3)   The court of appeals may issue all writs necessary in aid of its jurisdiction.