Appellate Division

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The Appellate Division is the branch of the High Court of American Samoa responsible for hearing and deciding appeals from lower court decisions within the territory’s judicial system.

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Appellate Division canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf appellate court
court of record
appealFrom Trial Division of the High Court of American Samoa NERFINISHED
district courts of American Samoa
appliesLaw American Samoa Code Annotated NERFINISHED
Constitution of American Samoa NERFINISHED
relevant federal law of the United States as applicable to American Samoa
authority final appellate authority within the territorial court system of American Samoa
bindingAuthorityOn Trial Division of the High Court of American Samoa NERFINISHED
district courts of American Samoa NERFINISHED
country American Samoa NERFINISHED
decisionType issues orders and judgments
issues written opinions
establishedBy Constitution of American Samoa NERFINISHED
function error correction
interpretation of law
limited review of findings of fact under applicable standards
review of questions of law
governedBy American Samoa Code Annotated provisions on the judiciary
hasPosition Associate Judge of the High Court of American Samoa
Associate Justice of the High Court of American Samoa
Chief Justice of the High Court of American Samoa
hearsAppeals appeals from decisions of the Land and Titles Division when so provided by law
hearsCases administrative appeals where provided by law
civil appeals
criminal appeals
higherCourt Supreme Court of the United States (on certiorari in limited circumstances) NERFINISHED
jurisdiction American Samoa NERFINISHED
language English
Samoan
legalSystem American Samoan legal system
legalTradition common law influenced system with local customary law considerations
locatedIn Pago Pago NERFINISHED
Territory of American Samoa NERFINISHED
panelComposition typically sits in panels of three or more justices or judges
partOf High Court of American Samoa NERFINISHED
regionServed islands of American Samoa
relationshipToUSFederalCourts not part of the Article III federal judiciary GENERATED
role hears appeals from lower courts in American Samoa
reviews decisions of district courts in American Samoa
reviews decisions of the Trial Division of the High Court of American Samoa
standardOfReview factual findings reviewed for clear error or similar deferential standard
questions of law reviewed de novo
supervises Trial Division of the High Court of American Samoa (on appeal) NERFINISHED
district courts of American Samoa (on appeal)
typeOfCourt territorial court

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High Court of American Samoa hasDivision Appellate Division