Judicial System Student Analogy
Let’s say your older brother is taking care of you and your sister. You and your sister are arguing over a skateboard. You say it’s yours and your sister says it’s hers. You both tell your older brother your side of the story. Your sister’s friend comes over and tells your older brother that the skateboard definitely belongs to your sister. Your older brother decides that the skateboard belongs to your sister. You are unhappy with the decision and want a higher authority—someone who outranks your older brother—to review his decision. Who would you ask? You would probably go to a parent or guardian, or maybe an aunt, uncle or a grandparent. This is what we mean by appeal—you ask a person with higher authority to review a decision that another person has made.