If a party appeals its case from the federal trial court to a court of appeals, the courts of appeal must adjudicate the case, so long as the jurisdictional requirements are satisfied.

如果某一当事人从联邦初审法院向上诉法院提出上诉，只要案件符合管辖权要求，上诉法院就必须受理。

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Similarly, in the federal courts, except in a few very limited circumstances, appeals to the United States Supreme court are discretionary, by writ of certiorari.

同样的，在联邦法院系统中，除非是极少的情况下，上诉到联邦最高法院都是法官自由裁量的，通过调案复审令来进行。

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The Circuit courts hear appeals from the District courts, the lowest level of federal courts.

巡回法院受理来自于地方法院的上诉，地方法院是最低级别的联邦法院。

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By my count, pardon me, at least 17 of our cases have been decided by the federal courts of appeals, and we have been fortunate in prevailing in all 17.

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