<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> A lower court is a court from which an appeal may be taken . In relation to an appeal from two courts to another, the lower courts are the courts whose decision is being reviewed, which may be the original trial courts or appellate courts lower in rank than the superior courts which are hearing the appeal . </P>

Who determines the makeup of the lower courts