[bvw]

Why do we have appeal courts?

[jamese777]

Why do we have appeal courts?

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To give those who lose in original jurisdiction courts a chance to have their case examined by a different panel of justices and to insure that lower court rulings were constitutionally sound.
The Supreme Court of the United States and the US Circuit Courts of Appeals function primarily as appeals courts.

Approximately 30 rulings on Obama’s eligibility as a natural born citizen have been issued by state or federal Appeals Courts, almost always by multi-judge panels. No lower court ruling has been reversed.

With yesterday’s second cert conference on Hollister v Soetoro, the Supreme Court of the United States has had 13 opportunities to examine the issue.