What describes the power and authority of a court to review prior cases?

Appellate jurisdiction refers to the power and authority of a court to review decisions made by lower courts. This means that appellate courts have the responsibility to examine the trial record, evaluate legal arguments, and determine whether the law was applied correctly in the original case. They do not conduct a new trial but focus on whether legal errors were made that could have impacted the outcome.

Original jurisdiction, on the other hand, describes the authority of a court to be the first to hear a case, typically involving a trial or initial proceedings. Concurrent jurisdiction involves multiple courts having the authority to hear the same case simultaneously, which is different from the review function of appellate courts. Personal jurisdiction relates to a court's authority over the parties involved in a lawsuit, rather than its ability to review prior decisions.