As you may have known from us, the Courts are determining a new appeals system for the State, as we feel that citizens should have at least one more chance to appeal a verdict from the District Court before heading to the Supreme Court.
We have outlined two options so far.
Recreate the Appeals Court, which was abolished in September 2018.
Let DCJs have the ability to handle appeals from other judges. For example if a person appeals a verdict from DCJ 1, DCJ 2 can take the appeal. This goes on for two tries before the case heads to the Supreme Court.
I honestly believe establishing a whole new court (far as I know, y’all are having issues finding competent people) is a bad decision. However, I think a DCJ Appellate system would be a great thing.