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.
Rockwell is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 989 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city has two large parks, a camping area, a swimming pool, and the Linn Grove Golf Course. It is home to the Rockwell-Swaledale School system elementary and high schools (graduating class size 25-45). The high school mascot is the Rebels.