skills/legal/order-judgment-appeal/SKILL.md
Drafts a U.S. appellate Order and Judgment memorializing disposition after review of a lower-court ruling. Covers captioning, jurisdictional recitals, standards of review, issue-by-issue holdings, remand directives, costs, and mandate language. Use when preparing an appellate order, judgment, disposition, affirm/reverse/remand order, or mandate-ready directive.
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Produces a final, enforceable appellate order and judgment stating jurisdiction, analysis, and disposition.
Draft in sequence: caption → jurisdiction → issues/standards → analysis → disposition → remand (if any) → costs/mandate → authentication.
[APPELLATE COURT NAME] [Division / District]
[Case Caption] Appellate Case No. [] Trial Court No. [] Trial Judge: [___]
ORDER AND JUDGMENT [Date]
Concise chronological summary establishing:
| Issue | Standard of Review | Record Reference | |---|---|---| | [Issue 1] | De novo / abuse of discretion / clearly erroneous / substantial evidence | [Cite] |
Per issue:
Issue [#]. [Statement] Standard of Review: [standard] Holding: [affirm/reverse/modify/vacate] Reasoning: [1–3 sentences with controlling authority and record cite]
IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that:
Specify:
Costs on appeal are awarded to [party] pursuant to [authority]. Attorney's fees on appeal are [granted/denied] and [remanded for determination / set at $X]. The mandate shall issue [date/under rule].
DATED: [Date]
[Presiding Judge/Justice], [Title]
ATTEST:
Clerk of the Court
[VERIFY]tools
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