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.
Pollok is an unincorporated community in Angelina County, Texas, United States. It is eleven miles northwest of Lufkin near the Angelina River. The area around Pollok was first settled in the 1880s. A post office was established in 1886. Manufacturing and lumber production sustained the community. In 1990, Pollok had a population of approximately 300 and three businesses. The Central Independent School District serves area students.