Which statement accurately describes the district court's role in appeals?

• A. It handles only original trials.
• B. It handles all appeals from inferior courts as provided by law.
• C. It handles appeals from the Supreme Court.
• D. It handles appeals from federal courts.

Answer: (B)

The district court’s role in appeals is to review decisions from inferior courts as provided by law. This means its appellate power comes from statutes that specify which lower-court decisions it can hear and how those reviews are conducted. That description fits best because it acknowledges that the district court isn’t limited to original trials only; it also serves as an appellate venue for lower court rulings, within the framework set by law. It doesn’t handle appeals from the Supreme Court, since the Supreme Court is the state's highest court and doesn’t appeal to the district court. It also doesn’t hear appeals from federal courts, which follow the federal appellate system rather than state-level district court review.