Practicing in the Appellate Courts is for the purpose of reviewing trial court judgments to correct of errors committed by the trial court, development of the law, achieve a uniform approach across courts, and the pursuit of justice, more generally. Appellate courts are not a forum to make a new case, but instead they determine if the rulings and judgment of the court below were made correctly.
Lowder is an unincorporated community in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. Lowder is located along a railroad line 5.5 miles (9 km) northwest of Virden. Lowder has a post office with ZIP code 62662.