An appeal is when someone disagrees with a judge’s decision and decides to take it up to the next highest court above that judge for a second look. The next highest court will have a panel of judges review what was put into the record in the court below it to determine whether the initial decision should stand or be overturned. The attorneys involved have the opportunity to submit their arguments and evidence in the proper format, rebuttal to the opposing arguments, and comment on the judge’s decision in the lower court.