The party that won in the lower court and must defend the lower court's decision is known as the "appellee" (accent on the last syllable). From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The appellee got up, addressed the question, and sat back down. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Oral Argument — Common Mistakes:] Reference
But, contrary to the contentions of appellee, she continued to desire the abortion. From Wordnik.com. [USSC Oral Arguments by Sarah Weddington and Jay Floyd] Reference
Now, the appellee does not disagree with the appellants 'statement that a woman has a choice. From Wordnik.com. [USSC Oral Arguments by Sarah Weddington and Jay Floyd] Reference
I'd rather be going up to the court as the appellee, rather than the appellant, but it's going up. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Judges Rule Against Democrats in Absentee Ballot Cases; Immediate Appeal is Filed - December 8, 2000] Reference
The issues on appeal are specific, appellant files a brief, appellee responds, appellant replies to the response. From Wordnik.com. [Rabett Run] Reference
JUSTICE STEWART: But now that you're here as the appellee, you're arguing that an injunction should not have issued. From Wordnik.com. [USSC Oral Arguments by Sarah Weddington and Jay Floyd] Reference
The appellee/respondent then files its brief, and it can respond to the amicus briefs supporting the other side if it wants. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Amicus Briefs — Why File Them?] Reference
The appellee and certain amici argue that the fetus is a “person” within the language and meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment. From Wordnik.com. [Alito, Husband-Notification, and Choice For Men] Reference
It will be recollected, that in a former volume I gave you the form of the oath taken by the appellee in the ancient manner of trial by battle. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 347, December 20, 1828] Reference
Mr. McCausland conceded it is typically easier to be the appellee than the appellant, but said he likes A irgas's chances of getting the ruling overturned. From Wordnik.com. [Airgas Profit Climbs 22%] Reference
Dr. Alfred G. Moses, appellant, v.Dr. J.S. Tarwater, superintendent of Bryce Hospital, appellee: Appeal from the circuit court of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. From Wordnik.com. [AGs Demand Siegelman Review] Reference
The counsel for the appellee would limit it to traffic, to buying and selling, or the interchange of commodities, and do not admit that it comprehends navigation. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Constitutional Objections to Health Reform] Reference
If the appellee is in default, and after notice to the appellee, the case will be placed on the proposed call according to the original brief date of the appellee. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » State Declines to File Brief in State v. Drahota (the Nebraska Free Speech / Cyberspace Law Case I’ve Blogged About)] Reference
District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. From Wordnik.com. Reference
In either case the judge appellee should be notified of the appeal. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize] Reference
The clerk shall then serve a copy of such statement upon the appellee. From Wordnik.com. [Acts and resolves passed by the General Court] Reference
They also point out that Ghassan Elias, the named appellee mentioned by Judge. From Wordnik.com. [Lehigh Valley Ramblings] Reference
+ (1) The appellate judge must belong to a higher court than that of the judge appellee. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize] Reference
Moreover, it is customary to insert the names of the judge appellee and of the appellate judge. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize] Reference
Some older opinions may refer to the appellant as the "plaintiff in error" and the appellee as the. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Accordingly, we must examine with particular care the interests advanced by appellee to support its prosecution. From Wordnik.com. [Veterans Today - News for U.S. Military Veterans Jobs, VA Benefits, Home Loans, Hospitals & Administration] Reference
Amber Howard, appeal the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of appellee-defendant E & B Paving, Inc. From Wordnik.com. [The Indiana Law Blog] Reference
Il arriva a la limite du departement à une auberge appellee la Grande Prgere, ce fut là qu'il s'arreta pour dejeuner. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes.] Reference
Issue: Are the documents sought by appellee "personnel records of an individual" under the Maryland Public Information Act?. From Wordnik.com. [Maryland Daily Record] Reference
The appellee and certain amici argue that the fetus is a "person" within the language and meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment. From Wordnik.com. [Corrente] Reference
The appellant having received these letters must give them to the appellate judge within the time established by the judge appellee. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize] Reference
This would save the appellant some resources, save the appellee all their costs, and perhaps decrease the effort expended by the court. From Wordnik.com. [The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog] Reference
They thought that in the real world, on that issue, the appellant would have made the argument the appellee was assigned to make, and vice versa. From Wordnik.com. [Above the Law] Reference
There is no doubt that the White House directed by the appellee has sought in every way to make judicial attention to these issues "unthinkable.". From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Prior to the time when the appellate court begins to try the case, the appellant is allowed by the law to withdraw his appeal, even if the appellee does not consent. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize] Reference
It absolutely would be strange if the appellant stood up and argued that the ruling below should be affirmed, and then the appellee did the same thing; or vice versa. From Wordnik.com. [Above the Law] Reference
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