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.
Eau Claire is a village located in east central Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 656 at the 2000 census. The village lies partially within Pipestone Township and partially within Berrien Charter Township.