Illinois Appellate Practice Manual

Volume 1
Part I: Deciding Whether to Appeal

Chapter
1 The Nature of Appellate Practice
2 The Decision to Appeal

Part II: The Illinois Courts of Review
3 Organization and Jurisdiction of Illinois Courts of Review
4 Powers of Reviewing Courts

Part III: Pre-appeal Considerations
5 Preservation of Record in Trial Court
6 Final Orders and Judgments
7 Post-Trial Motions
8 Stay of Judgment Pending Appeal
9 The Notice of Appeal
10 The Record on Appeal
11 Abstracts

Part IV: Types of Appeal
12 Direct Review by Appellate Court of Administrative Orders
13 Interlocutory Appeals as of Right
14 Interlocutory Appeal by Permission From Certain Orders
15 Interlocutory Appeal of Important Questions of Law
16 Appeal From Final Judgment Not Disposing of Entire Proceeding

Part V: Matters in Appellate Court
17 Miscellaneous Preliminary Matters
18 Motions
19 Scope of Review
20 Presumptions
21 Standard of Review
22 Appellant's Brief
23 Briefs of Other Parties

Volume 2
24 Form and Filing of Briefs
25 Oral Argument
26 Harmless Error
27 Decision
28 The Petition for Rehearing
29 Request for Certificate or Importance

Part VI: Appeals to Illinois Supreme Court
30 Direct Appeals to The Supreme Court
31 Leave to Appeal from Appellate Court to Supreme Court
32 Appellate Court to Supreme Court as Matter of Right
33 Procedure in Supreme Court on Appeal from Appellate Court

Part VII: Matters Begun in Illinois Supreme Court
34 Original Actions in Supreme Court
35 Supervisory Orders of Supreme Court
36 Consolidation by Supreme Court of Multicircuit Actions

Part VIII: Post-appeal Matters
37 Mandate
38 Costs on Appeal
39 Sanctions

Table of Statutes
Table of Cases
Index of Subjects