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.
Caledonia is a village in Washington County, Missouri, United States. The population was 158 at the 2000 census. Caledonia is part of the St. Louis Metro Area. The village was founded in 1819 and is named after the Roman Empire's Latin name for Scotland. It is 4 miles east of Belgrade, Missouri.