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.
Festus is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 11,246 at the 2008 estimated census. Festus and its neighbor Crystal City are often collectively known as the "Twin Cities"; however, they are incorporated separately. Festus is also notable for being the hometown of the Bottle Rockets. It was referenced in the George Jones/Tammy Wynette duet "We're not the Jet Set".